title: A rare association: basal cell carcinoma in a vitiliginous macula.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Today, no proven significant association was detected between sun-exposed vitiliginous patches and non-melanotic skin cancers. In fact, the occurrence of a basal cell carcinoma (BCC) in vitiliginous patches seems to be extremely rare.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present a case of a 33-year-old female patient suffering from BCC in a vitiliginous patch on the cheek. This is the first report of the occurrence of a sclerodermiform type of BCC in a vitiliginous macula.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our case report challenges the long-standing belief that the occurrence of BCC in vitiligo is nearly impossible. However, even if this association is apparently fortuitous, our report contributes to the awareness of the risk of BCC in young patients with vitiligo.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Klinikum Bremen-Mitte, School of Medicine of the University of Göttingen, Bremen, Germany. janrustem@gmx.de
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rustemeyer
authors.forename: Lutz
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Günther
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Deichert
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D002610:Cheek / Q000473:pathology*; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000473:pathology*; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D017768:Skin, Artificial; D014820:Vitiligo / Q000473:pathology*