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. ...

Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC) is the most common malignant tumour of the skin. It is also the most common cancer in humans in some countries. BCC is malignant neoplasm derived from nonkeratinizing cells originating in the basal layer of the epidermis. The histology of the tumour and the surrounding stroma is characteristic. Basal cell carcinoma was first described in 1824 by Jacob who called it "u...

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Periungual basal cell carcinoma is rare and needs to be differentiated from other common diseases that affect this region. Several factors are associated with the development of this tumor, and sun damage seems to play an important role in its pathogenesis. Dermoscopy of clinically indolent lesions on the nail unit can shorten the diagnostic process and avoid destructive treatment and functiona...