title: Basal cell carcinoma of the scalp in a black patient.
abstract: Basal cell carcinoma rarely occurs in black persons. When it does occur, it most often involves the sun-exposed areas of the face. Basal cell carcinoma of the scalp often occurs after other predisposing events such as radiation damage, nevus sebaceus, or systemic conditions such as arsenic exposure or immunosuppression. We report the unusual case of a basal cell tumor arising de novo on the scalp of a black patient with none of these predisposing conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Haber
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Beltrani
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Yunakov
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Held
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D044383:Black People; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012535:Scalp; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*