Clinical Study

Pre-Treatment Deep Curettage Can Significantly Reduce Tumour Thickness in Thick Basal Cell Carcinoma While Maintaining a Favourable Cosmetic Outcome When Used in Combination with Topical Photodynamic Therapy

Table 1

Mean BCC tumour thickness measurements, before and after curettage.

Before (mm) (SD)After (mm) (SD)Difference (mm) (95% CI) -value

BCC tumours included 2.0 (0.8) 1.0 (0.8) 1.0 (0.7,1.3)
Nonaggressive type 1.9 (0.7) 1.0 (0.7) 0.9 (0.5,1.2)
Aggressive type 2.3 (0.8) 1.1 (1.0) 1.2 (0.6,1.8)