Surgical treatment of cervical and facial epithelioma of the skin. About 72 cases

ABSTRACT

The authors report a sery of 72 cases of cervico-facial skin carcinomas all managed surgically. The aim of this study is to make an analysis of the different surgical procedures to manage these carcinomas. Whatever the surgical procedure used, 2 principles were respected complete resection of carcinomatous process [controlled by pathological study] and immediate reparation. All the patients have a follow-up between 2 to5 years. During this period 7% of recurrence have been observed. The functional results are satisfactory because the recurrence ratio is low and is the same than the litterature data. Further more, all the cases of recurrence are of high risk. The functional and esthetic results are also satisfactory since the majority of patients are satisfied of the quality of their social reinsertion after a shocking surgery of the face