Table 3 Malignant diagnoses on histological reports (n = 284)
From: Minor surgery in general practice in Ireland- a report of workload and safety
Initial management | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Histological diagnosis | Frequency (%) | Excision | Biopsy only | Cryosurgery |
Basal cell carcinoma | 116 (40.9%) | 69 | 43 | 4 |
Squamous cell carcinoma | 56 (19.7%) | 30 | 26 | 0 |
NMSC-type not specified | 48 (16.9%) | 19 | 28 | 1 |
In-situ NMSC | 49 (17.3%) | 16 | 32 | 1 |
Melanoma* | 8 (2.8%) | 5 | 3 | 0 |
Melanoma in-situ* | 3 (1%) | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Cutaneous lymphoma | 4 (1.4%) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Total | 284 (100%) | 142 | 136 | 6 |