BCC recurrence rates for
Surgical Excision
10.1*
2606**
Metanalysis (10)
Rowe et al, 1989
2.8*
5560**
Metanalysis (27)
Rowe et al, 1989
11.8* pos margins
2.3* neg margins
141**
Periocular
Mean f/u 31.3 mos
Spraul et al, 2000
1.9*
108
Frozen section analysis
Mean f/u 59 mos
Van der Meer, 2001
4.8
588
1955-1982
Silverman et al, 1992
1.7
90**
Private practice
Werlinger et al, 2002
3.2
272
Germann et al, 1992
8.0
443
Baur et al, 1977
Cumm Recurr
Rate (%)
5yr
Cumm Recurr
Rate (%) < 5 yr
No of
Patients
Comments
Study
*Represents raw recurrence rate
**Represents total number of tumors, not number of patients