Research Article
Treatment of Pigmented Basal Cell Carcinoma with 3 mm Surgical Margin in Asians
Table 2
Demographics of patients with completely excised BCC, histology with close proximity BCC, and BCC with unclear surgical margins.
| | Completely excised BCC | Histology with close proximity BCC | BCC with unclear surgical margins |
| Number | 77 | 43 | 23 |
| Males/females | 38/39 | 20/23 | 8/15 |
| Average age (years) | 63 | 65 | 68 |
| Pigmented/nonpigmented | 61/16 | 34/9 | 10/13 |
| Location | | | | Scalp | 3 | 0 | 1 | Forehead | 7 | 1 | 1 | Ear | 0 | 0 | 2 | Nose | 22 | 13 | 9 | Nasolabial fold | 5 | 4 | 1 | Periorbital areas | 10 | 7 | 4 | Cheeks | 17 | 13 | 3 | Lips | 3 | 1 | 0 | Trunk | 6 | 4 | 2 | Limbs | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Tumor diameter (cm) | 1.64 | 1.62 | 1.34 |
| Follow-up (years) | 5.53 | 4.48 | 5.5 |
| Recurrence (%) | 0/77 (0%) | 1/43 (2.3%) | 6/23 (26.0%) |
| Recurrence time (years) | NA | 7.6 | 3.23 |
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