For cats whose tumors were not completely resected,
local recurrence was common.
The medical records were reviewed for clinicopathologic data, including patient demographics, presenting symptoms, tumor size,
local recurrence, distant metastasis, and treatment(s).
Exclusively, liver metastasis, pulmonary metastasis, and
local recurrence are known to be likely to result in improved prognosis with surgical resection.
During the additional five years following surgery, noted Dr McCormick, "there was a slight creeping up of
local recurrence rate." For those who received WBRT, the rate increased by just under 1 per cent, bringing it to nearly 3 per cent post-surgery.
The University of Pennsylvania data he presented showed that melanomas of the head and neck were significantly more likely to be large in size, to be poorly defined, and to have other high-risk features for
local recurrence than were the BCCs and SCCs.
Although it is common to see
local recurrence following excision, this tumor rarely metastasizes.
Overall, there were only 6 patients (n= 62) who presented with
local recurrence. Among them 5 were from the younger age group (<40 years).
An actuarial analysis of a set of 172 renal cell carcinomas without initial metastatic disease projected a 7-year rate of
local recurrence of only approximately 5%.
Surgical removal with wide margins is recommended for this tumor as there is a high rate of
local recurrence and silent malignant transformation.10 So, follow-up of the patients is essential.
(1-6)
Local recurrence after excision has been described in up to 50% of cases, and metastases in up to 60% of cases.
It is histologically benign but has a high rate of
local recurrence (1) and can originate from musculoaponeurotic structures in any part of the body.
Thus, we aimed to compare cold steel and C[O.sub.2] laser regarding the associated oncological outcome and survival and also to determine the relevance of surgical margins and
local recurrence in the treatment of early glottic cancer.
