title: Staged operations for basal cell carcinoma of the face.
abstract: 211 patients (88 female, 123 male, mean age 63 years) presented with 279 basal cell carcinomas (191 primary tumours, 88 recurrent tumours) in the head and neck area that were excised. The resected margins were examined microscopically and the defect repaired at a second operation. The excision margin was 1-2 mm. The recurrence rate was 3%, which is lower than is achieved by other methods, and unaffected structures are optimally conserved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Niederhagen
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: von Lindern
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bergé
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Appel
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Reich
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Krüger
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015580:Mohs Surgery / Q000379:methods; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies