Metastatic Basal Cell Carcinoma: A Biological Continuum of Basal Cell Carcinoma?

Metastatic Basal Cell Carcinoma: A Biological Continuum of Basal Cell Carcinoma?

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) accounts for 80% of all nonmelanoma skin cancers. Its metastasis is extremely rare, ranging between 0.0028 and 0.55 of all BCC cases. The usual metastasis to lymph nodes, lungs, bones, or skin is from the primary tumor situated in the head and neck region in nearly 85% cases. A 69-year-old male developed progressively increasing multiple, fleshy, indurated, and at pla...

Basal cell carcinoma of the lower extremities

Background: Basal cell carcinoma (BCC), the most common form of skin cancer, usually occurs in the sun-exposed areas of the body like head and neck, yet is also seen in unexpected sites. Myriad studies have mentioned a lower limb BCC incidence rate of 1.5-13.5%.Methods: The present retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted on 650 BCC patients, who were referred to the dermatology tumor ...

Metastatic Basal Cell Carcinoma

Metastatic basal cell carcinoma.

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study is to review our series of metastatic basal cell carcinomas of the head and neck. STUDY DESIGN A retrospective review was conducted for this study. METHODS All cases of documented metastatic basal cell carcinomas arising from a primary within the head and neck region and presenting for treatment to one of the authors (Y.D.) were included in this review. ...

ANGIOGENESIS ASSESSMENT IN BASAL CELL CARCINOMA

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is currently the most common cutaneous cancer found in humans. Although it generally shows a relatively benign course (BCCl), some cases show aggressive behavior (BCC2). Until recently, traditional histologic diagnostic criteria have failed to discriminate unequivocally between BCC 1 and BCC2. In this study we selected 50 cases of BCC and categorized them into tw...