Hamartomatous basal-cell carcinoma.
A 25-year-old woman developed a basal-cell carcinoma in the skin over the right scapula. The histopathology of the lesion revealed elements of typical basal-cell carcinoma as well as adenoid, trichoepitheliomatous, and ductal differentiation. Hamartomatous basal-cell carcimoma is a rare variant of ordinary basal-cell carcinoma as well as adenoid, trichoepitheliomatous, and viduals. It is a less aggressive neoplasm and may remain stationary for years. Its recognition as an entity brings awareness that basal-cell carcinomas sometimes occur in young persons.
D000328:Adult; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*