Objective: In this study, we aimed to evaluate residual
tumors and recurrence rates of malignant melanoma (MM) and a non-melanoma skin
cancer of (NMSC) head and neck region.
Patients and
Methods: Medical data
of a total of 398 lesions of 323 patients who underwent surgical excision for a
basal cell carcinoma (BCC), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), and malignant
melanoma (MM) were retrospectively analyzed. All patients were classified
according to age, sex, location of the tumor, histopathological diagnosis,
lesion diameter, excision diameter, surgical margin status, and residual
lesions and recurrence rates.
Results: There were 244 lesions (61.3%) in 189 males and
154 lesions (38.7%) in 134 females. The most common type of skin cancer was BCC
in 268 lesions (67%), followed by SCC in 122 (31%), and MM in eight (2%),
respectively. Recurrence was seen in 3% of the NMSC cases and in 25% of the MM
cases. There was a statistically significant correlation between the
histopathological diagnosis and recurrence rates. Compared to NMSC, MM cases
had a higher risk for recurrence (p=0.029).
Conclusion: Our study results suggest that recurrence is
associated with the localization and type of the tumor, but not with the age or
sex of the patient.
Basal cell carcinoma Squamous cell carcinoma Malignant melanoma Recurrence Residual tumor
Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
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Konular | Klinik Tıp Bilimleri |
Bölüm | Original Research |
Yazarlar | |
Yayımlanma Tarihi | 31 Ekim 2019 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2019 Cilt: 32 Sayı: 3 |