Recurrence · adults with basal cell carcinoma of the skin
Mohs micrographic surgery showed no clear difference in recurrence at 3 years compared with surgical excision (low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
Early treatment failure · adults with basal cell carcinoma of the skin
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Recurrence · adults with basal cell carcinoma of the skin
Radiotherapy may leads to higher recurrence at 3 years compared with surgical excision (with or without frozen section margin control) (low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
Cosmetic outcome (good/excellent) · adults with basal cell carcinoma of the skin
Radiotherapy probably leads to lower cosmetic outcome (good/excellent) compared with surgical excision (with or without frozen section margin control) (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Pain · adults with basal cell carcinoma of the skin
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Early treatment failure · adults with basal cell carcinoma of the skin
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Recurrence · adults with basal cell carcinoma of the skin
MAL‐PDT may leads to higher recurrence at 3 years compared with surgical excision (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Cosmesis · adults with basal cell carcinoma of the skin
MAL‐PDT probably leads to higher cosmetic outcome (excellent/good) compared with surgical excision (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Pain · adults with basal cell carcinoma of the skin
MAL‐PDT showed no clear difference in pain compared with surgical excision (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Early treatment failure · adults with basal cell carcinoma of the skin
MAL‐PDT probably leads to higher early treatment failure compared with surgical excision (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Recurrence · adults with basal cell carcinoma of the skin
Imiquimod cream probably leads to lower recurrence at 3 years compared with MAL‐PDT (moderate certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
Cosmesis · adults with basal cell carcinoma of the skin
Imiquimod cream showed no clear difference in cosmetic outcome (excellent/good) compared with MAL‐PDT (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Number of patients with moderate/severe pain (1 hour postoperatively) · adults with basal cell carcinoma of the skin
Imiquimod cream probably leads to lower pain (moderate/severe) compared with MAL‐PDT (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Early treatment failure · adults with basal cell carcinoma of the skin
Imiquimod cream showed no clear difference in early treatment failure compared with MAL‐PDT (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Cosmesis · adults with basal cell carcinoma of the skin
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
1 study · 1 participants
Low
Pain · adults with basal cell carcinoma of the skin
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Early treatment failure · adults with basal cell carcinoma of the skin
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Recurrence · adults with basal cell carcinoma of the skin
Imiquimod probably leads to higher recurrence at 3 years compared with surgical excision (moderate certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
Cosmetic outcome (good/excellent) · adults with basal cell carcinoma of the skin
Imiquimod may leads to higher cosmetic outcome (good/excellent) compared with surgical excision (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Number of patients with moderate/severe pain (1 hour postoperatively) · adults with basal cell carcinoma of the skin
Imiquimod showed no clear difference in pain (moderate/severe) compared with surgical excision (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review