Open AccessNeglected basal cell carcinoma on scalp
Author(s) -
Kisalay Ghosh,
Sudip Sarkar,
Pranaya Kunal,
Barunesh Kishore
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
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 - 10.4103/0019-5154.174033
Subject(s) - basal cell carcinoma , medicine , scalp , basal cell , metastasis , presentation (obstetrics) , pathology , distant metastasis , dermatology , radiology , cancer
Giant basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is a very rare entity. Usually, they occur due to the negligence of the patient. Local or distant metastasis is present in most cases. Here, we present a case of giant BCC that clinically resembled squamous cell carcinoma and demonstrated no metastasis at presentation.
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