Basal Cell Cancer, Grafting
Conditions
Keywords
basal cell carcinoma, skin tension lines, grafting, cosmetic outcome, quality of life
Brief summary
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the effect of orienting graft for treatment of skin cancer in patients who undergo skin cancer excision and grafting for their skin cancer. The main question to answer is Does orienting the grafts parallel with skin tension lines have any effect on quality of life or cosmetic results? Participants who already underwent or planned to undergo an excision and grafting procedure will answer a qaulity of life tool and cosmetic results will be evaluated by two seperate dermatologist.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Sifa Okulu - Independent Research Center of Dermatology and Venereology
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients with nodular basal cell carcinomas with a tumor size equal or less than 12 millimeters * A history of surgical excision and grafting
Exclusion criteria
* Immunosuppressed patients * Recurrent tumors * Patients with BCC's that arose from the previously irradiated area * Gorlin's Syndrome diagnosis * Illiterate individuals * İmpaired cognitive functions
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Quality of Life Outcome | At least three months after surgery and grafting | Quality of life outcome was measured by the disease specific tool Skin Cancer Quality of Life Impact Tool, SCQOLIT is a 10 item questionnaire and each item has 4 answers, total score is ranged between 0-30. Higher scores mean worse outcomes. |
| Quality of Life - General | At least three months after surgery and grafting | Dermatology Quality of Life Index was also used to evaluate quality of life as a general quality of life tool. DLQI is alsa a ten item tool with a total score range between 0-30. Higher scores mean worse outcomes. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cosmetic Outcome | At least three months after the surgery and grafting | Cosmetic outcome of the grafting at the third month, evaluated by two different dermatologists one of whom did the operations. As the initial part of the study was during pandemic precautional period second surgeon the results via photographs (teleconsultation). Visual analog scala is used, the scale is ranged between 0-8, higher scores meaning better outcomes. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed