[Frequency of basal cell carcinoma in a population younger than 50 years of age: clinical study and literature review].
Basal cell carcinoma is the most common type of malignant cutaneous neoplasm in humans, and it can be prevented and diagnosed early. The purpose of this study is to present clinical and microscopic findings of basal cell carcinoma in a population younger than 50 years of age. Microscopic examinations of multiple sections of skin lesion have been done, as well as a review of relevant literature.
Almeida
Ana Carolina Conde
AC
Centro de Ciências da Vida, Pontifícia Universidade Católica, Campinas, SP, Brasil.
Yamashita
Thamy
T
Conte
Bruno
B
Mattos
Amílcar Castro
AC
Veríssimo
Rilde Plutarco
RP
Ferreira
Maria Cristina Furian
MC
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult