Abstract
Pigmented basal cell carcinoma: A rare clinical variant treated with excision and grafting
Highlights
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common skin cancer in humans
The malignancy accounts for 75% of all non-melanoma skin cancers
After local infiltration of the lesion, an elliptical incision was placed with 0.5cm margin all around the lesion and the tumor was removed in toto and sent for histo-pathological examination
Summary
The malignancy accounts for 75% of all non-melanoma skin cancers It develops on sun-exposed skin of lighter skinned individuals [1]. It is a slow growing, locally invasive tumor. A differential diagnosis of pigmented basal cell carcinoma, keratoacanthoma, malignant melanoma was considered. After local infiltration of the lesion, an elliptical incision was placed with 0.5cm margin all around the lesion and the tumor was removed in toto and sent for histo-pathological examination. The margins of the biopsy specimen were marked and sent for histo-pathological examination which revealed that the tumor was arising near the basal layer consisting. Pigmented basal cell carcinoma: A rare clinical variant treated with excision and grafting. Patient gave written consent to the examination and biopsy after having been informed about the procedure
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