Mohammad Ashraf Ganatra, Rafique Gooda.
Study of Prevalence and Management of Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Nose.
Pak J Surg Jan ;26(1):80-3.

Objective: Th e purpose of this study was to observe the prevalence of BCC on Nose among the all BCC of Head & Neck; also to see the clinical type of lesion, method of reconstruction and fi nal outcome of BCC on Nose. Design: Prospective, longitudinal and comparative study. Patients and method: Patients with histological proven diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma of the Face area were selected for this study. Th ey were subjected to detailed history and examination. Pertaining investigations were done in addition to base line investigations. Clinical type and site was noted. Th e lesions were excised with safe margin and reconstructed with local and regional fl ap in addition to full thickness graft . Results: In all 53 patients were selected for study. 37 were of non nasal group and 16 were of nasal group. Among the non nasal group the most common site was medial canthal area, followed by cheek and then lower eye lid. Th e most common clinical variety in both the group was same i.e. ulcerative variety. Th e most common method for reconstruction in both the groups was very diff erent. Full thickness graft was common method in Non nasal group while local fl ap was the method of choice in nasal group. Th e patients of Nasal group were slightly late in presentation in comparison to Non Nasal group. Conclusions: It was concluded that nasal basal cell carcinoma is more common as compare to Medial canthal area carcinoma in our part of South East Asia. Most of the presenters were late comers in Nasal group in our series and required local fl aps for their reconstruction.

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