title: Morpheaform basal cell carcinoma in African Americans.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Although it has been established that basal cell carcinoma is an uncommon diagnosis in black patients, the morpheaform subtype is very rare among these individuals.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The objective is to present two cases of morpheaform basal cell carcinoma in African-American patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a case series and a literature review using the Ovid Medline Database. Key words used in the search include "basal cell carcinoma," "African American," "black," "African," "negros," "morpheaform," "sclerosing," "fibrosing," and "scar-like basal cell carcinoma." The Ovid Medline Database was searched from 1966 to present and was restricted to the English language.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A review of the Emory Dermatology clinic charts from 1989 to 2004 revealed two black patients with morpheaform basal cell carcinomas.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although extremely rare, morpheaform pattern basal cell carcinoma must be considered in the differential diagnosis for black patients presenting with nonhealing lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Uma
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Nadiminti
authors.forename: Tina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rakkhit
authors.forename: Carl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Washington
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D044383:Black People; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009666:Nose; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D001741:Black or African American