摘要
background: basal cell carcinoma (bcc) is the most common malignant tumor located in the eyelid and there is a possibility of recurrent tumor after excision. objective: this study was done to evaluate the features related to recidive basal cell carcinoma. methods: a retrospective survey was done at botucatu school of medicine - unesp, from 1998 to 2001. a total of 23 patients presented recidive basal cell carcinoma. the patients were studied according to sex, age, solar exposure, tumor localization, histological presentation, resection margins and follow up. results: recidive bcc occurred in caucasians, mostly in females (52.0%), all in the lower eyelid, mainly in the internal canthus (74.0%), ulcerated solid histological form (34.7%) and 66.6% had clear resection margins. conclusion: the majority of recurrent bcc were solid and occurred in the internal canthus. clear margins do not guarantee that a new lesion will not occur.