Plantar basal cell carcinoma: a case report.
Basal cell carcinoma, the most common type of skin cancer, is usually found in Caucasians between 50 and 70 years of age who are frequently exposed to sunlight or x-irradiation. They are rarely found in blacks and are seldom seen on the palmar or plantar surfaces. Dr. Galinski reports on a black male with a basal cell carcinoma on the planter surface of his right foot. Squamous cell carcinoma, keratoacanthoma, seborrheic keratosis, and sebaceous hyperplasia resemble basal cell carcinoma and must be considered in a differential diagnosis. Unlike most tumors, basal cell carcinomas spread by direct extension.
D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*