RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Frozen section control of excision of eyelid basal cell carcinomas: 8 1/2 years' experience.
JF British Journal of Ophthalmology
JO Br J Ophthalmol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
SP 328
OP 332
DO 10.1136/bjo.73.5.328
VO 73
IS 5
A1 H J Frank
YR 1989
UL http://bjo.bmj.com/content/73/5/328.abstract
AB For a period of 8 1/2 years all basal cell carcinomas were excised under frozen section control. One hundred and fifty-six patients with 165 tumours were treated, and 137 were followed up for at least three months (3-94 months, mean 29.1 months). There were three possible recurrences, giving a recurrence rate of up to 2.19%. The practical implications, advantages, and difficulties encountered are described, and the place of frozen section control of excision of basal cell carcinoma in a busy NHS general ophthalmic practice is discussed.