Abstract
Purpose: To study the clinical profile and management outcomes of periocular basal cell carcinoma (BCC). Materials and methods: A retrospective analysis of all histopathologically proven cases of BCC between 1995 and 2015 was done. The demographic data, clinical presentation, histopathological subtype, and management outcomes were analyzed. Results: We had a total of 185 malignant eyelid tumors during the study period, out of which 37 (20%) were BCC. Thirty-two (86.5%) out of 37 cases were primary BCC. The mean age was 63.3 years. Pigmented ulcerative lesion (14, 38%), lower eyelid (19, 51%), and nodular BCC (15, 40%) were the most common presentation, periocular site, and histological subtype, respectively. 28 patients underwent excision under frozen section with an average tumor-free margin of 3.5 mm. Mean follow-up period was 18.78 months. Recurrence rate of 0% and 3.1% was noted in primary and recurrent BCC, respectively. Conclusion: Periocular BCC commonly presents as pigmented ulcerative lesion in the lower lid. Excision biopsy under frozen section with an average tumor-free margin of 3.5 mm offers cure in most cases.
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- DOI
- 10.4103/ojo.ojo_130_2019
- Journal
- Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 13(3), 129-135
- Publisher
- Medknow Publications
- Open access
- Gold open access
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APA 7
Vijay, V., Alam, M. S., Subramanian, N., Krishnakumar, S., Biswas, J., & Mukherjee, B. (2020). Periocular Basal Cell Carcinoma: 20-Years Experience at a Tertiary Eye Care Center of South India. Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 13(3), 129-135. https://doi.org/10.4103/ojo.ojo_130_2019
MLA 9
Vijay, Vathsalya, et al. "Periocular Basal Cell Carcinoma: 20-Years Experience at a Tertiary Eye Care Center of South India." Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 13, no. 3, 2020, pp. 129-135. https://doi.org/10.4103/ojo.ojo_130_2019.
Chicago (author–date)
Vijay, Vathsalya, Md Shahid Alam, Nirmala Subramanian, Subramanian Krishnakumar, Jyotirmay Biswas, and Bipasha Mukherjee. 2020. "Periocular Basal Cell Carcinoma: 20-Years Experience at a Tertiary Eye Care Center of South India." Oman Journal of Ophthalmology 13 (3): 129-135. https://doi.org/10.4103/ojo.ojo_130_2019.
Harvard
Vijay, V., Alam, M. S., Subramanian, N., Krishnakumar, S., Biswas, J. and Mukherjee, B. (2020) 'Periocular Basal Cell Carcinoma: 20-Years Experience at a Tertiary Eye Care Center of South India', Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 13(3), pp. 129-135. doi:10.4103/ojo.ojo_130_2019.
Vancouver
Vijay V, Alam MS, Subramanian N, Krishnakumar S, Biswas J, Mukherjee B. Periocular Basal Cell Carcinoma: 20-Years Experience at a Tertiary Eye Care Center of South India. Oman Journal of Ophthalmology. 2020;13(3):129-135. doi:10.4103/ojo.ojo_130_2019
IEEE
V. Vijay, M. S. Alam, N. Subramanian, S. Krishnakumar, J. Biswas, and B. Mukherjee, "Periocular Basal Cell Carcinoma: 20-Years Experience at a Tertiary Eye Care Center of South India," Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 129-135, 2020, doi: 10.4103/ojo.ojo_130_2019.