Basal-cell carcinoma complicating a port-wine stain.
A rare radio-resistant basal-cell carcinoma is described which presented as a recently enlarged non-ulcerated nodule on a port-wine stain. The literature on basal-cell carcinoma occurring on a port-wine stain is reviewed, and the aetiological significance of thorium-X, sun-exposure and vascular changes in the development of malignancy on this type of haemangioma is discussed.
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Skin Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK.
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D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*