title: A Case of Cystic Basal Cell Carcinoma Which Shows a Homogenous Blue/Black Area under Dermatoscopy.
abstract: Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common skin tumor and contains several different histopathological types. Here, we report a case of cystic basal cell carcinoma, which is relatively rare and might be clinically misdiagnosed. A dermatoscopic examination of the case revealed a homogenous blue/black area usually not seen in BCC. We reviewed 102 BCC cases resected and diagnosed at Sapporo Medical University Hospital between April 2005 and March 2010. Among them, only three were the cystic type.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, South 1, West 16, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-8543, Japan.
authors.forename: Akihiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yoneta
authors.forename: Kohei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Horimoto
authors.forename: Keiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakahashi
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Toshiharu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamashita