Positive Surgical Excision Margins of a Basal Cell Carcinoma

This case illustrates two strongly and diametrically opposed options advocated in the literature for dealing with positive surgical margins. The best plan is to individualize the decision-making process based on the available variables (histology, location of positive margins), the patient's ag...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Dermatologic surgery 1998-08, Vol.24 (8), p.921-924
Hauptverfasser:	GRABSKI, WILLIAM J., SALASCHE, STUART J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Factors Aged Biological and medical sciences Carcinoma, Basal Cell - pathology Carcinoma, Basal Cell - surgery Decision Making Dermatologic Surgical Procedures Dermatology Facial Neoplasms - pathology Facial Neoplasms - surgery Forehead - pathology Forehead - surgery Health Status Humans Informed Consent Male Medical sciences Mohs Surgery Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - pathology Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - surgery Neoplasm, Residual Patient Care Planning Patient Participation Skin - pathology Skin Neoplasms - pathology Skin Neoplasms - surgery Tumors of the skin and soft tissue. Premalignant lesions
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Zusammenfassung:	This case illustrates two strongly and diametrically opposed options advocated in the literature for dealing with positive surgical margins. The best plan is to individualize the decision-making process based on the available variables (histology, location of positive margins), the patient's age and health, and a "guided," but informed decision by the patient.
ISSN:	1076-0512 1524-4725
DOI:	10.1111/j.1524-4725.1998.tb04276.x