title: Basal cell carcinoma originating from an epidermoid cyst.
abstract: Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) originating from an epidermoid cyst which existed for about 50 years was seen in a 78-year-old Japanese male. Nests of basal cell carcinoma were connected with the epidermoid cyst, partially replacing the cyst wall.
authors: Department of Dermatology, Kumamoto University Medical School, Japan.
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Ikeda
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Ono
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male