Table 3.
The number of SCCs excised completely, incompletely and those with a peripheral or deep margin of less than 1 mm.
| SCC | Number | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Total n=89) | ||||
| SCCs considered as incompletely excised | Incompletely excised peripheral | 1 | 1.12 | |
| Incompletely excised deep | 2 | 2.25 | ||
| Incompletely excised peripheral and deep | 1 | 1.12 | ||
| Total incomplete excisions | 4 | 4.49 | ||
| SCCs considered as completely excised | Completely excised peripheral (including the close margin cases) | 87 | 97.75 | |
| Completely excised peripheral (excluding the close margin cases) | 86 | 96.62 | ||
| Completely excised deep (including the close margin cases) | 86 | 96.63 | ||
| Completely excised deep (excluding the close margin cases) | 75 | 84.26 | ||
| Total complete excisions | 83 | 93.26 | ||
| Cases with close margin (i.e. <1 mm) | Peripheral <1 mm | 1 | 1.20 | |
| Deep <1 mm | 11 | 13.25 | ||
| Total excised with close margins | 12 | 14.46 |