title: Basal cell carcinoma presenting late in a shotgun scar.
abstract: The development of a basal cell carcinoma (BCC) as a late complication of a shotgun injury is a rare clinical entity. We report the case of a 68-year-old Caucasian man who developed a BCC at the site of a scar from a shotgun pellet entry wound that was sustained 14 years previously. We emphasize the importance of excluding malignancy in a non-healing lesion and discuss the possible etiologic factors in the development of a BCC at the site of previous trauma.
authors.affiliation: Laser Treatment Centre, Bedford Hospital, Bedford, England. nkandamany@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Nanda
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kandamany
authors.forename: Barry
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Monk
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012535:Scalp / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000473:pathology