title: Basal cell carcinoma of the sole: possible association with the shoe-fitting fluoroscope.
abstract: Basal cell carcinoma of the sole is very rare. This report describes an occurrence in which a basal cell carcinoma may have developed in relation to radiation exposure from a shoe-fitting fluoroscope. The obvious limitation is that there is no record or means to measure any amount of radiation that a person may have received from this primitive fluoroscope. We conclude that radiation very likely did induce this lesion in this individual.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Smullen
authors.forename: David E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Bertler
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003132:Commerce; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D005528:Foot / Q000528:radiation effects; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D015580:Mohs Surgery; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D012775:Shoes; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome