Open AccessPeriungual basal cell carcinoma: A case report with review of literature
Author(s) -
Debabrata Bandyopadhyay,
Sumit Sen
Publication year - 2011
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 - 10.4103/0019-5154.80425
Subject(s) - medicine , basal cell carcinoma , imiquimod , malignancy , dermatology , biopsy , lesion , basal cell , nail (fastener) , radiology , pathology , materials science , metallurgy
Basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) are considered to be uncommon around the nail plate. An indolent lesion of this region should arouse suspicion of potential malignancy and a skin biopsy should be undertaken without delay. Early diagnosis can enable the physician to render simpler nondestructive modalities of treatment. In this article, we describe such a case of longstanding BCC of this region mimicking a traumatic ulcer. The nature of the ailment was finally discovered on biopsy and the carcinoma was initially treated with topical Imiquimod.