title: Active ascertainment of recurrence rate after treatment of primary basal cell carcinoma (BCC).
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois; Department of Otolaryngology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois; Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois. Electronic address: m-alam@northwestern.edu.
authors.forename: Murad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alam
authors.affiliation: Division of Dermatology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University, Maywood, Illinois.
authors.forename: Shraddha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Desai
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nodzenski
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: Meghan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dubina
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: Natalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martini
authors.affiliation: Surgical Dermatology and Laser Center, Las Vegas, Nevada.
authors.forename: Douglas
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fife
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, John H. Stroger Jr Hospital, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Reid
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pirigyi
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Poon
authors.affiliation: DuPage Medical Group, Naperville, Illinois.
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.affiliation: DuPage Medical Group, Naperville, Illinois.
authors.forename: Ashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhatia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015580:Mohs Surgery / Q000379:methods*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors