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Aim: Basal cell carcinoma is the most common form of cancer. It usually occurs at sites with the greatest concentration of pilosebaceous follicles, and it is directly related to sun exposure. It grows slowly and shows local invasion but distant metastases is rare. The complete excision of basal cell carcinoma and histological confirmation of tumor clearance allows disease control. Material and Methods: The present group of 436 cases surgically treated between 2006 and 2011 in our department were retrospectively analyzed. Patient and tumor characteristics recorded were: age, gender, tumor size, anatomic location, histologic subtype, excisional margins and recurrence rate. Results: The mean age of the patient was 58,4 years. The lesions were primarily localized to the face (82.6%). The most frequent histological type was the nodular. Infiltrative type had a high recurrence rate. The average follow-up period in this report was 30.6 months. Incomplete excisions occurred in 21(6.7%) cases. The rate of basal cell carcinom recurrence was 3.4% (13 cases). Conclusion: The success of surgical treatment of basal cell carcinoma is essential to determine the correct exicional boundaries. Also risc factors must be evaluated. Histological type influence the surgical treatment and rate of recurrence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]