Dermatol. praxi. 2012;6(1):16-19

Risk factors for tumor recurrences in basal cell carcinoma of the skin

MUDr.Vladimír Bartoš¹, prof.MUDr.Katarína Adamicová, PhD.^1,2, MUDr.Milada Kullová³, doc.MUDr.Martin Péč, PhD.⁴

¹ Oddelenie patologickej anatómie FNsP v Žiline

² Ústav patologickej anatómie Jesseniovej lekárskej fakulty a UNM v Martine

³ Dermatovenerologické oddelenie, FNsP v Žiline

⁴ Ústav lekárskej biológie Jesseniovej lekárskej fakulty v Martine

Tumor recurrences of cutaneous basal cell carcinoma (BCC) represent a relatively frequent and therapeutically often difficult phenomenon

in clinical practice. Although their reliable prediction is very limited on the basis of routine demographical, clinical and histopathological

parameters, some of them may indicate an increased likelihood of tumor relapse. In general, the risk factors for BCC recurrences can

by cathegorized into tumor-related parameters and patient-related parameters. The first group primarily includes anatomical location

and histological type of carcinoma, tumor size and the extent of its invasion, or the number of tumor lesions. The second group mostly

includes the form of therapy, surgical margins status in cases of the samples removed by surgical excision, asscociated comorbidity

and immunosupressive status of the affected persons. The authors of the article present the basic informations about these prognostical

parameters and about their importance for BCC recurrences prediction in a routine clinical practice.

Keywords: basal cell carcinoma, tumor recurrences

Published: March 20, 2012  Show citation