Basal cell carcinoma

ABSTRACT

The objective of the study is to document results of various modes of treatment in cases of basal cell carcinoma. This is a five year retrospective study conducted between January 1994 and December 1998 at Chandka Medical College and Larkana Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy [LINAR].The cases were collected from surgical wards and Larkana Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy, where cases were referred from Dermatology OPD directly. The total number of patients under study were 46. Surgery was done in 12 cases [2696] and Radiotherapy in 23 cases [50%], in remaining 11 cases [24.096] combination of surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy were given when one mode of treatment failed.The youngest patient was of 30 years, while the eldest was of 90 years. The male to female ratio was 11.The majority of patients were field workers. In surgery group only one recurrence out of 12 cases [8.33 96] occurred, while in radiotherapy group 11 recurrences occurred out of 23 [47.82%] cases. In our study, surgery had better results than radiotherapy