Pediatric basal cell carcinoma: case reports and literature review.
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.
Efron
Philip A
PA
Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Box 100286, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
Chen
Mike K
MK
Glavin
Frederick L
FL
Kays
David W
DW
Beierle
Elizabeth A
EA
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
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor