title: Giant basal cell carcinoma of the back: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common cutaneous malignancy and the most common human malignancy in general. Out of all basal cell carcinomas, giant basal cell carcinoma represents less than 1%. Only 10% of all basal cell carcinomas are located on the trunk and majority is located on the head and neck. We describe a patient with a exophytic giant basal cell carcinoma of the back size 8.5 x 8 x 6 cm, infiltrating skin 1.5 cm. Two years after the lesion has occurred, diagnosis was made by pathohistological analysis. The patent was treated surgically, by excision. Review of the literature that refers to giant basal cell carcinoma was carried out.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University Hospital Center "Zagreb", Zagreb, Croatia. dr.bogdanic@gmail.com
authors.forename: Branko
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bogdanić
authors.forename: Sanda
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Smud
authors.forename: Dinko
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bagatin
authors.forename: Marin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nola
authors.forename: Davor
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mijatović
authors.forename: Matea
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Majerović
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery