Giant basal cell carcinoma of the back.
Basal cell carcinoma accounts for 65-75 per cent of all skin carcinomas. We describe the case of a basal cell carcinoma of the back that was allowed to grow to a giant size. Even when this size, basal cell carcinomas rarely metastasize.
Canterbury
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Surgical Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Huntington, West Virginia.
Wheeler
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Madan
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D001415:Back; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery