Eur J Dermatol
July 2010
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) accounts for nearly 25% of all cancers in the human body and for almost 75% of skin malignancies; approximately 85% of basal cell carcinomas develop in the head and neck region. Limited demographic, clinical and histological predictors for second primary and/or recurrent BCC have been identified to date. Our objective was to identify predictors of recurrence and second primary tumour development of BCC in the head and neck region.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Head and neck cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (HNCSCC) although rarely fatal has significant adverse public health effects due to high medical costs, compromised quality of life, functional impairment and other serious consequences. The present longitudinal cohort study of HNCSCC was designed to determine whether certain clinical-pathologic features of HNCSCC are associated with reduced overall and recurrence-free survival, as suggested by previous data.
Patients: The cohort sample consisted of 315 consecutive patients presenting with primary HNCSCC of the head and neck.