title: Basal cell carcinoma of the nipple-areola complex: a case report.
abstract: Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) of the nipple-areola complex is very rare. Only 24 cases were reported in the literature and 17 (70.8%) of these cases arose in men. Most of the cases were treated with simple excision. We report on a case of BCC of the nipple-areola complex in a 46-year-old woman, treated with partial mastectomy. Metastasis to the axillary lymph nodes had been noted in 3 (12.5%) of the 24 reported cases of BCC of the nipple-areola complex. Thus, we applied the concept of the sentinel lymph node to detect possible metastases of axillary lymph nodes, letting us avoid the unnecessary axillary lymph node dissection and possible future morbidity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Yuan's General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. baseball5824@yahoo.com.tw
authors.forename: Ching-Wen
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Ching-Kuen
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Teng-Fu
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Shih
authors.forename: Cheng-Chien
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Chung-Chou
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Juan
authors.forename: Chen-Guo
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Ker
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009558:Nipples / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome