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Abstract
4376 basal and squamous cell carcinomas were dealt with over a period of 100 months. 76.6% of these were basal cell carcinomas. Perineural spread was noted in 0.178% of basal cell lesions and in all examples was found in recurrent tumours, which were predominantly in the preauricular and malar areas in this series.
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Publication history
Accepted:
September 25,
1992
Received:
April 21,
1992
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© 1993 The British Association of Plastic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
