Panoramic zonography in evaluation of recurrent basal cell carcinoma of the face.
Nine patients with recurrent, facial basal cell carcinoma were followed up both clinically and radiographically using a panoramic technique. A cylindrical image track was used for panoramic radiography. Five patients had bony destruction due to tumour re-occurrence, four patients had bony defects caused by surgery. The confirmation of the results by surgery and/or follow-up shows that the spread of basal cell carcinoma into bone can be diagnosed using a panoramic technique.
D000368:Aged; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic