Cervical Cord Injuries:

Walid Ahmed M.badawy

94S UIVIlVIA R YBasal cellaccounting fortumours.carcinoma IS the most common skinat least 75% of all malignantcancersl{inItlightprimarily affects sun-exposed areasskinned races.of the bodyinAlthough it is usually a single lesion most commonlyoccurring in middle aged and elderly people,yet it mayoccur in younger people and non exposed sites.nonBasal cell carcinoma is essentIallymetastasizing tumour, but rarelyfound.locally invasivedistant metastasesareSeveral methods and techniquesand applied for the treatment ofcarcimoma,these methods depend on the siteits size, the age and the patientoperation. Surgery by excision ofsafety margin and covering theeither by a graft or a flapbest method of treatment, as itpreserves both function and cosmosisare availablebasal cellof the lesion.fitness forthe tumour n’ithresulting defectis considered theof theandpartmaintains95with a success rate up to 95% in comparison with theother methods of treatment. as the success rate reaches67 % with curettage and electrodesiccation,90 ,3 % withradiation. 91.8 % with cryosurgery. 60 - 90 % with bothimmunotherapy and topical therapy with 5- flouroura.ciland it reaches 82 % with laser beam irradiation.A cure rate which reaches up to 98 % lS achieved bychemosurgery. but this technique is tasky and needsspecial training.