Open AccessGiant basal cell carcinoma of anterior chest wall reveals metastasis to lungs: A case report
Author(s) -
Ahmad Saad,
Song David,
Reyes Jonathan Vincent,
Durrance Richard Jesse,
Jaiswal Vikash,
Pokhrel Nishan Babu,
Alluri Raju,
Awerbuch Elizabeth
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.5421
Subject(s) - medicine , basal cell carcinoma , metastasis , malignancy , pathology , targeted therapy , basal (medicine) , incidence (geometry) , basal cell , cancer , physics , optics , insulin
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common cutaneous malignancy in the world, and the incidence of pulmonary metastasis is exceedingly rare. We present a case of middle‐aged male with findings consistent with BCC with metastasis to the lungs managed with surgical resection and the use of targeted therapy using the hedgehog pathway inhibitor with improvement.