Electrochemotherapy for a locally advanced basal cell carcinoma on the forehead
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Giant basal cell carcinoma of the forehead: a case report.
Giant basal cell carcinoma (GBCC) is defined as a tumor 5cm or greater in diameter. They present less than 1% of all basal cell carcinomas. We present a case of an 85-year-old male patient with a giant ulcerating tumor of the left forehead (measuring 7x6 cm). Under local anesthesia tumor was surgically excised. No involvement of the underlying periostal or bone structure was noted. Pathohystolo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0378-6323
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.136989