Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck Region: An Analysis of 171 Cases

Table 1

Showing association of pattern and site along with their frequencies and percentages.

Site	Pattern					Total
	Nodular	Pigmented	Sclerosing	Superficial	Baso-squamous
Angle of mouth	1	0	0	0	0	1 (0.6%)
Cheek	19	8	7	6	6	46 (26.9%)
Chin	0	0	0	2	0	2 (1.2%)
Ear	0	2	2	2	0	6 (3.5%)
Forehead	6	2	0	3	2	13 (7.6%)
Lower eyelid	9	0	0	7	0	16 (9.4%)
Lower lip	2	0	0	0	1	3 (1.8%)
Neck	3	0	0	1	0	4 (2.3%)
Nose	28	9	2	6	8	53 (31%)
Scalp	2	3	0	1	0	6 (3.5%)
Supra orbital	0	2	0	0	0	2 (1.2%)
Temporal	2	3	0	2	0	7 (4.1%)
Upper eyelid	5	2	0	1	0	8 (4.7%)
Upper lip	2	1	0	0	1	4 (2.3%)
Total	79 (46.2%)	32 (18.7%)	11 (6.4%)	31 (18.1%)	18 (10.5%)	171 (100%)