title: Basal cell carcinoma surrounded by lentigo maligna.
abstract: A case of nodular basal cell carcinoma occurring within a lentigo maligna is reported. This case illustrates the fact that not all nodules appearing within a lentigo maligna are melanoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore 21201.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sina
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Samorodin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001706:Biopsy; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007911:Lentigo / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology*; D013997:Time Factors