title: Metastatic basal cell carcinoma presenting with unilateral upper extremity edema and lymphatic spread.
abstract: Basal cell carcinoma (BCC), the most common human malignancy, metastasizes in 0.0028% to 0.5% of cases, usually to the lymph nodes, lungs, bones, and skin. After metastatic spread of BCC, survival averages 1 to 2 years. Chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgery are treatment options. We describe metastatic basal cell carcinoma to the skin presenting with unilateral upper extremity edema.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University, The Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: A David
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Soleymani
authors.forename: Noah
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Scheinfeld
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vasil
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bechtel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001132:Arm; D001365:Axilla; D001706:Biopsy; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000556:secondary*; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*