title: [Long-term experiences with histologic control of the incision margin (3-D histology)].
abstract: In order to make sure that malignant tumors of the skin are excised completely, excisional margin control has been performed in our department for 8 years. For this purpose, tissue is excised, fixed in formalin and embedded in paraffin. The tumor and the excisional margins are examined separately. A total of 2016 basal cell carcinomas have been followed up for up to 4 years. If histological examination of the excised margins still show evidence of the tumor, re-excision is performed until the excised margins are free of the lesion. This procedure has proven to be very successful, with a recurrence rate of only 0.35%. The tissue is processed in a routine histology laboratory according to standard procedures.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Dermatologie I, Universitäts-Hautklinik Tübingen.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Breuninger
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rassner
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schaumburg-Lever
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Steitz
mesh_terms: D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006652:Histological Techniques; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011379:Prognosis; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Langzeiterfahrungen mit der Technik der histologischen Schnittrandkontrolle (3-D-Histologie).