The Importance of Preoperative Dermoscopy in Basal Cell Carcinoma Due to a Case of Nodular Cystic BCC

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most widespread malignancy among all malignancies. It constitutes 65%–80% of non-melanoma skin malignancies. Although there is no universally accepted classification for BCC, there are at least 26 different defined subtypes, which can all be very difficult to recogn...

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Published in:	Erciyes Medical Journal Vol. 41; no. 4; pp. 453 - 455
Main Authors:	Temiz, Selami Aykut, Özer, İlkay, Ataseven, Arzu, Dursun, Recep, Fındık, Sıddıka
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Istanbul Kare Publishing 01-12-2019 KARE Publishing
Subjects:	basal cell carcinoma dermoscopy non-melanoma skin cancer Skin cancer
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Summary:	Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most widespread malignancy among all malignancies. It constitutes 65%–80% of non-melanoma skin malignancies. Although there is no universally accepted classification for BCC, there are at least 26 different defined subtypes, which can all be very difficult to recognize. The best-known variants of BCC are nodular, superficial, morpheaform, and infiltrative types. In this report, we describe a patient who was referred for surgery with the diagnosis of cystic BCC by preoperative dermoscopy. Herein, we present a rare form of nodular cystic BCC due to its importance in improving the knowledge of dermoscopy and surgery.
ISSN:	2980-2156 2149-2247
DOI:	10.14744/etd.2019.48992