title: Metastatic basal cell carcinoma.
abstract: Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common skin cancer with a high propensity for local recurrence. The incidence of metastases from BCC is rare. We report a 65-year-old man who had BCC of the medial canthus of the left eye. In the 10-year period, he had been operated on approximately 12 times because of local recurrences. Three years after the last operation, he had a suspicious lesion on the operated area and a lumbar pain. Radiologic examination showed multiple metastatic skeletal and liver lesions. He was referred to the oncology department for radiation therapy and chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. alimoglu2001@gmail.com
authors.forename: Yalcin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Alimoglu
authors.forename: Erkan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kilic
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mercan
authors.forename: Ender
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Inci
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed