A rare case of a patient with a metatypical basal cell carcinoma of the forehead treated successfully with elliptical excision
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2013-09
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Tchernev, G.
Ananiev, J.
Cardoso, J. C.
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Централна медицинска библиотека - МУ София / Central Medical Library - MU Sofia
Резюме
Summary: We present a rare case of a 72-year-old patient with an ulcerative
lesion localized to the left forehead, appearing 3 months prior to clinical presentation.
Biopsy revealed a metatypical basal cell carcinoma. Treatment consisted of
wide local excision. There was no sign of recurrence or metastasis after a 12-month
follow-up period. Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)
make up 95% of the most common type of cancer in the world, the non-melanoma
skin cancer. BCC is known for its potential to be locally invasive, while SCC for its
potential to metastasize in lymph nodes. Metatypical basal cell carcinoma (MTBC)
is a rare tumor that combines clinical and histopathological features of both BCC
and SCC. The gold standard for diagnosis lies in the histopathologic examination.
Clinical examination alone does not suffi ce.
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Address for correspondence: Assoc. Professor Dr. Georgi Tchernev; Saint Kliment Ohridski University; Medical Faculty; University Hospital Lozenetz Polyclinic for Dermatology and Venerology 1 Koziak St.; 1407 Sofia, Bulgaria; Tel. 00359 885 588 424 ; e-mail: georgi_tchernev@yahoo.de
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metatypical, basal cell carcinoma, histopathology, basosquamous carcinoma, surgery
Цитирания
G. Tchernev, J. Ananiev and J. C. Cardoso. A rare case of a patient with a metatypical basal cell carcinoma of the forehead treated successfully with elliptical excision - Acta medica bulgarica , 40, 2013, No 2, 23-28.