Evaluation of residual tumors and recurrence rates of malignant melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer of head and neck region

Authors : Fatma Nihal DURMUS KOCAASLAN, Ali Conor ALAKUS, Bulent SACAK, Ozhan CELEBILER

Pages : 107-111

Doi:10.5472/marumj.637558

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Publication Date : 2019-10-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: In this study, we aimed to evaluate residual tumors and recurrence rates of malignant melanoma insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(MM); and a non-melanoma skin cancer of insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(NMSC); head and neck region. Patients and Methods: Medical data of a total of 398 lesions of 323 patients who underwent surgical excision for a basal cell carcinoma insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(BCC);, squamous cell carcinoma insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(SCC);, and malignant melanoma insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(MM); were retrospectively analyzed. All patients were classified according to age, sex, location of the tumor, histopathological diagnosis, lesion diameter, excision diameter, surgical margin status, and residual lesions and recurrence rates. Results: There were 244 lesions insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(61.3%); in 189 males and 154 lesions insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(38.7%); in 134 females. The most common type of skin cancer was BCC in 268 lesions insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(67%);, followed by SCC in 122 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(31%);, and MM in eight insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2%);, respectively. Recurrence was seen in 3% of the NMSC cases and in 25% of the MM cases. There was a statistically significant correlation between the histopathological diagnosis and recurrence rates. Compared to NMSC, MM cases had a higher risk for recurrence insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.029);. Conclusion: Our study results suggest that recurrence is associated with the localization and type of the tumor, but not with the age or sex of the patient.
Keywords : Basal cell carcinoma, Squamous cell carcinoma, Malignant melanoma, Recurrence, Residual tumor