TABLE 3.

Presence of tumor on histological margins and smallest histological margins free of tumor in the 78 SCCs

Margins		N	%
	Free of tumor	58	74.4
	Positive lateral margins	6	7.8
	Positive deep margins	2	2.5
	Positive lateral and deep margins	5	6.4
	Actinic keratosis	4	5.1
	Tiny margins	3	3.8
Smallest free deep margin (mm)
	<1	5	6.4
	1-2	30	38.5
	2-3	12	15.4
	3-4	12	15.4
	4-5	9	11.5
	5-6	2	2.6
	>6	3	3.8
	Positive	5	6.4
Smallest free lateral margin (mm)
	<1	6	7.7
	1-2	15	19.2
	2-3	22	28.2
	3-4	16	20.5
	4-5	7	9.0
	5-6	1	1.3
	>6	3	3.8
	Positive	8	10.3