Open AccessPeriocular basal cell carcinoma in a young school teacher
Author(s) -
Archana Sunil Nikose,
Pradnya Mukesh Laddha,
Rupal Rajendra Bisen
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of applied and basic medical research/international journal of applied and basic medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-9606
pISSN - 2229-516X
DOI - 10.4103/2229-516x.179021
Subject(s) - basal cell carcinoma , histopathology , biopsy , basal cell , canthus , margin (machine learning) , carcinoma , medicine , pathology , radiology , eyelid , machine learning , computer science
A 34-year-old female patient presented with a nodular mass near the right lateral canthus since 1 year. The mass was nodular, pigmented with irregular surface and had a very well-defined margins. A wide excisional biopsy was done for the same. Histopathology reported a basal cell carcinoma (BCC) of the skin. BCC is very rare in young females and also the site of occurrence in this case was unusual. The mass was excised with a safety margin of 3 mm to ensure complete removal.