Basal-cell carcinomas on the scalp of a black patient many years after epilation by x rays.
The development of skin cancers in areas treated with X rays for benign dermatoses has not been common. Moreover, basal-cell carcinomas in blacks are exceedingly rare. We report successive development of two basal-cell carcinomas in the hair-covered scalp of a black man three decades after he had undergone epilation of the scalp by X rays of tinea capitis while a youth.
D044383:Black People; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000209:etiology*; D006204:Hair Removal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012535:Scalp; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D014006:Tinea Capitis / Q000628:therapy