One lump or two? A case study of infiltrating BCC on the nose.
Case history - A woman aged 42 years, who works as a hairdresser, presents with two apparent actinic lesions on the right of her nose (Figure 1). Close clinical examination reveals the lesions are likely to be infiltrating basal cell carcinomas (BCCs). The lesions are firm with similar nontender indurations surrounding each site. Infiltrating BCCs can extend beyond the poorly defined clinical borders. Could these two lesions be the one tumour?
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Skin Alert Skin Cancer Clinics and Skincanceronly, Belmont, Victoria. anthony@skincanceronly.com
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015580:Mohs Surgery / Q000379:methods*; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing