Open AccessAdenoid type of basal cell carcinoma: Rare histopathological variant at an unusual location
Author(s) -
Swagata També,
Smita Ghate,
Hemangi Jerajani
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.108080
Subject(s) - basal cell carcinoma , histopathology , canthus , nose , medicine , adenoid , pathology , adenoid cystic carcinoma , trunk , head and neck , basal cell , histopathological examination , anatomy , dermatology , eyelid , carcinoma , biology , radiology , surgery , ecology
Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC) is almost exclusively seen in head-neck region with rare involvement of trunk and extremities. The tumour is commonly seen on nose, eyelids, at the inner canthus of eyes and behind the ears. Adenoid type of BCC is one of the rare histopathological types of BCC which has not found to have any site predilection. We report two cases of BCC occurring at an unusual site i.e., lower back and both of them showed adenoid type of BCC on histopathology. Morphologically they were pigmented and ulcerative type of BCC respectively