Frozen section control of excision of eyelid basal cell carcinomas: 8 1/2 years' experience.
For a period of 8 1/2 years all basal cell carcinomas were excised under frozen section control. One hundred and fifty-six patients with 165 tumours were treated, and 137 were followed up for at least three months (3-94 months, mean 29.1 months). There were three possible recurrences, giving a recurrence rate of up to 2.19%. The practical implications, advantages, and difficulties encountered are described, and the place of frozen section control of excision of basal cell carcinoma in a busy NHS general ophthalmic practice is discussed.
Frank
H J
HJ
Royal Victoria Hospital, Bournemouth.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery*; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005629:Frozen Sections; D006801:Humans; D008867:Microtomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000517:prevention & control*