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BACKGROUND: Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common epithelial neoplasm of skin. Risk factors for the development of BCC include intermittent intense sun exposure, radiation therapy, family history of BCC, immune suppression and fair complexion, especially red hair. It can originate in scars like small pox, vaccination, chicken pox or surgical scars. OBJECTIVE AND CONCLUSION: We present a case of basal cell carcinoma arising in a leishmania scar on the nose, sixty years after the primary lesion. Although rare, BCC's have arisen in leishmania scars. Thus the possibility of basal cell carcinoma should be considered while dealing with such patients. Even though a causal relationship, if any, cannot be ascertained at present.
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Carcinoma Basocelular/complicaciones , Leishmaniasis Cutánea/complicaciones , Neoplasias Cutáneas/complicaciones , Humanos , Factores de RiesgoRESUMEN
We report a 19-year-old man with congenital erythematous plaque on his left arm that was found histopathologically to be composed of respiratory mucosa. The patient had a triphalangeal thumb and polydactyly in the left hand. This is, to our knowledge, only the third case of ectopic respiratory epithelium presenting as a superficial lesion in the skin to be reported in the English literature, and the first case associated with skeletal malformation and polydactyly.
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Huesos de la Extremidad Superior/anomalías , Coristoma/complicaciones , Polidactilia/complicaciones , Mucosa Respiratoria , Enfermedades de la Piel/complicaciones , Adulto , Brazo , Coristoma/patología , Humanos , Masculino , Enfermedades de la Piel/patología , Pulgar/anomalíasRESUMEN
A case illustrating the need for the Mohs technique for removing basal cell carcinomas (BCC) in skin involved with Darier's disease is presented. Because of the erythema and scaling secondary to Darier's disease, defining the margins of the tumor clinically is impossible. Therefore, we recommend Mohs micrographic surgery for BCCs that occur in Darier's-involved skin.