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Co‐existing basal cell carcinoma and blue nevus in an African‐American woman
Author(s) -
Litak Jason,
Behroozan Daniel,
Binder Scott
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1600-0560
pISSN - 0303-6987
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2008.01245.x
Subject(s) - basal cell carcinoma , blue nevus , scalp , pathology , medicine , nevus , dermatology , basal (medicine) , basal cell , carcinoma , melanoma , cancer research , insulin
A 67‐year‐old African‐American woman presented with an enlarging darkly pigmented plaque on her scalp. Histopathologic examination revealed a basal cell carcinoma juxtaposed to a blue nevus. Interestingly, the most common types of cutaneous collision tumors include melanocytic nevus and basal cell carcinoma. Whether these combinations are simply because of chance or may have a pathophysiologic mechanism is contentious. This is the first documented case of a basal cell carcinoma co‐existing alone with a blue nevus.