Abstract
Two patients developed new primary basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) in skin flaps used to reconstruct wounds that followed an earlier primary BCC and a recurrent BCC treated by Mohs micrographic surgery. Criteria for distinguishing a new primary BCC arising in a skin flap or full-thickness skin graft at a previous treatment site for BCC from a truly recurrent BCC are presented. The distinction between a new primary BCC and true tumor recurrence is important for accurate clinical assessment and may have a dramatic impact on the type of subsequent treatment. In addition, there may be less medicolegal liability in the case of a new primary BCC arising at the site of a previously treated BCC than for a BCC that is determined to be recurrent.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1044-1047 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1990 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Dermatology