title: Pediatric basal cell carcinoma: case reports and literature review.
abstract: Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is a rare disease in the pediatric population that usually presents in children with predisposing genetic conditions. It is often diagnosed on final pathology of an excisional biopsy, and the treatment may be delayed in younger populations because of a physician's low index of suspicion. Increased knowledge of BCC by pediatric caregivers would expedite definitive therapy for childhood BCC as well as any necessary evaluation by subspecialists for predisposing syndromes. We report 3 cases of BCC in pediatric patients and review the literature concerning BCC in children.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Box 100286, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
authors.forename: Philip A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Efron
authors.forename: Mike K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Frederick L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Glavin
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Kays
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Beierle
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001478:Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D018295:Neoplasms, Basal Cell / Q000175:diagnosis; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D012307:Risk Factors; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor