Five-year results of curettage-cryosurgery of selected large primary basal cell carcinomas on the nose: an alternative treatment in a geographical area underserved by Mohs' surgery.
Br J Dermatol
; 136(2): 180-3, 1997 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
Mohs' micrographic surgery (MMS) is the recommended treatment for large basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) of the nose. This 5-year follow-up study attempts to evaluate whether curettage-cryosurgery (CC) could be an alternative therapy in a country where optimal resources for MMS are lacking. All patients with a primary nasal or perinasal BCC, 10 mm or larger in diameter, were assessed at a skin tumour clinic. Sixty-one BCCs of non-morphoeiform type were treated with CC. Most of the tumour was removed by careful curettage with different sized curettes. The tumour area was then frozen with liquid nitrogen in a double freeze-thaw cycle. Fifty patients were followed for at least 5 years with only one recurrence. The cosmetic result was good or acceptable in all patients. A thorough curettage followed by cryosurgery could be a safe and inexpensive alternative therapy even for large primary non-morphoeiform BCCs of the nose.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias Cutáneas
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Carcinoma Basocelular
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Criocirugía
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
Revista:
Br J Dermatol
Año:
1997
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Article
País de afiliación:
Suecia