Perianal Basal Cell Carcinoma

Perianal basal cell carcinoma: An uncommon localization.

To the Editor, Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is one of the most common cutaneous malignancies. Although it constitutes 75% of non-melanoma cutaneous malignancies, it develops in the perianal region in less than 1% of cases (1,2). Even though histopathologic findings of BCC developing in the perianal region are similar to those of BCC seen in other regions, perianal cancers behave much more aggress...

[Basal cell carcinoma of the perianal region: a case report and literature review].

The literature reports an annual incidence of 5,900 cases of anal cancer in the developed countries. These involve three different anatomic zones: carcinoma of the anal canal, perianal carcinoma (formerly known as carcinoma of the anal margin, located at a distance of less than 5cm from the anal margin), and carcinoma of the perianal skin (at a distance greater than 5cm from the anal margin). B...

Perianal basal cell carcinoma--report of two cases.

Recurrent Perianal Paget's Disease

Extra-mammary perianal Paget's disease(EPPD) is a rare skin disorder of unknown aetiology, which is frequently associated with malignancy. Here we report a case of recurrent perianal Paget’s disease who had pruritus on that area for years which has no association with a malignancy and comments upon its diagnosis and treatment. The differential diagnosis of pruritus ani includes cutaneous candid...

Concurrent Paget's disease and basal cell carcinoma of the vulva; a case report.

An 82-year-old Caucasian woman had a long-standing history of recurrent Paget's disease of the right perianal region that was documented by multiple skin biopsies. Histological examination of a skin biopsy from an erythematous raised right perianal area revealed large rounded cells with ample pale staining cytoplasm scattered throughout the epidermis in multifocal nests and a flattened basal la...