Abstract:Basal cell carcinoma (BCC), the most common form of skin cancer, was estimated in 4.3 million cases diagnosed in the United States each year (Rogers et al., 2015). Although rarely fatal, BCC will diminish the quality of life by devastating aesthetic and psychosocial sequelae, and functional impairment especially in maxillofacial area. In addition, being located in maxillofacial area, BCC is more likely to be classified as "high risk" for the difficult anatomical site (so-called H zone; Cole et al., 2019). Howe… Show more
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