Cryosurgery for Facial and Scalp Lesions of Basal Cell Carcinoma: A Study in 29 Elderly Patients.

Cryosurgery for Facial and Scalp Lesions of Basal Cell Carcinoma: A Study in 29 Elderly Patients. Skinmed. 2017;15(5):357-364 Authors: Savant S, Savant S, Sehgal VN Abstract Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is one of the pre-eminent tumors of the epidermis, recognized by explicit clinical-pathologic characteristics. It is relatively uncommon in South Asia including India and is amenable to a variety of modalities, including cryosurgery. The outcome of cryosurgery was evaluated in 18 men and 11 women, aged 58 to 83 years, who were treated with two freeze-thaw cycles of liquid nitrogen under local anesthesia, after requisite preparations. Of the 29 patients, 27 had complete clearance of the lesions in the course of 3 years of follow-up, while only 2 had a recurrence, one at 17 months and one at 23 months. Recurrences were treated with a repeat cryosurgery, with a cure rate of 93%. Cryosurgery is a simple, inexpensive, and dermatologist-friendly office procedure with a high cure rates for well-defined facial BCC lesions. PMID: 29139363 [PubMed - in process]
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