Metastatic basal cell carcinoma of the skin. Metastasis to the skeletal system producing myelophthisic anemia.
In the typical patient with a metastasizing basal cell carcinoma, the tumor is large, ulcerated, and has been neglected. Recurrences are common, and the tumor is usually refractory to all modalities of treatment. Our patient neglected to seek medical help for 10 years, at which time metastases were already present. Our case is unique because the metastases to the skeletal system produced a myelophthisic anemia.
D000368:Aged; D000750:Anemia, Myelophthisic / Q000209:etiology*; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000556:secondary*; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*