Table 1.
Clinicopathological Factors Associated with Incomplete Excision for 463 Bowen Disease Lesions
| Clinicopathological Factor | Tumors, n (%) | Incomplete Excision | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Less Strict | Strict | ||||
| n (%) | P | n (%) | P | ||
| Specialty | .16 | .21 | |||
| Dermatologist | 202 (43.6) | 24 (11.9) | 44 (21.8) | ||
| Otorhinolaryngologist | 78 (16.8) | 8 (10.3) | 19 (24.4) | ||
| Plastic surgeon | 70 (15.1) | 6 (8.6) | 12 (17.1) | ||
| General surgeon | 60 (13.0) | 9 (15.0) | 17(28.3) | ||
| General practitioner | 37 (8.0) | 10 (27.0) | 11 (29.7) | ||
| Others | 16 (3.5) | 2 (12.5) | 7 (43.7) | ||
| Missing | 0 | ||||
| Experience | .004 | .003 | |||
| Specialist | 360 (87.0) | 39 (10.8) | 76 (21.1) | ||
| Resident | 54 (13.0) | 14 (25.9) | 22 (40.7) | ||
| Missing | 49 | ||||
| Surgical margins | .009 | .018 | |||
| <3 mm | 19 (8.8) | 6 (31.6) | 9 (47.4) | ||
| 3–5 mm | 196 (91.2) | 17 (8.7) | 40 (20.4) | ||
| Missing | 248 | ||||
| Body site | .22 | < .001 | |||
| Head & neck | 244 (52.8) | 37 (15.2) | 71 (29.1) | ||
| Trunk | 100 (21.6) | 7 (7.0) | 10 (10.0) | ||
| Upper extremities | 60 (13.0) | 8 (13.3) | 20 (33.3) | ||
| Lower extremities | 58 (12.6) | 7 (12.1) | 9 (15.6) | ||
| Missing | 1 | ||||
| Tumor diameter | .57 | .24 | |||
| ≤10 mm | 229 (71.3) | 26 (11.4) | 47 (20.5) | ||
| >10 mm | 92 (28.7) | 13 (14.1) | 25 (27.2) | ||
| Missing | 142 | ||||
| Excisional biopsy method | .002 | .016 | |||
| Elliptic | 417 (95.0) | 43 (10.0) | 89 (21.0) | ||
| Punch | 22 (5.0) | 8 (36.0) | 10 (45.0) | ||
| Missing | 24 | ||||