TY - JOUR
T1 - Basal cell carcinoma of the eyelids
T2 - A Long-Term Follow-Up Study
AU - Payne, John W.
AU - Duke, James R.
AU - Butner, Robert
AU - Eifrig, David E.
PY - 1969/4
Y1 - 1969/4
N2 - A total of 273 basal cell carcinomas involving the eyelids, treated surgically and confirmed pathologically, were reviewed. This is a disease of the Caucasian race, with no sex predilection. It occurs most frequently in the sixth decade and predominantly involves the lower lids. The clinical diagnosis was correct in 60% of these cases. The surgical procedure in 80% of the cases was simple excision. Exenteration was required in eight patients. Follow-up information was obtained on 209 patients. Complications, excluding recurrences, were noted in 18%. The recurrence rate was 12%. One half of those patients requiring exenteration developed subsequent recurrence. There was a tumor death rate of 2%.
AB - A total of 273 basal cell carcinomas involving the eyelids, treated surgically and confirmed pathologically, were reviewed. This is a disease of the Caucasian race, with no sex predilection. It occurs most frequently in the sixth decade and predominantly involves the lower lids. The clinical diagnosis was correct in 60% of these cases. The surgical procedure in 80% of the cases was simple excision. Exenteration was required in eight patients. Follow-up information was obtained on 209 patients. Complications, excluding recurrences, were noted in 18%. The recurrence rate was 12%. One half of those patients requiring exenteration developed subsequent recurrence. There was a tumor death rate of 2%.
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U2 - 10.1001/archopht.1969.00990010555016
DO - 10.1001/archopht.1969.00990010555016
M3 - Article
C2 - 5777762
AN - SCOPUS:0014495878
SN - 0003-9950
VL - 81
SP - 553
EP - 558
JO - Archives of ophthalmology
JF - Archives of ophthalmology
IS - 4
ER -