title: Unusual localization of a common cutaneous neoplasm: basal cell carcinoma.
abstract: Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common form of the skin carcinomas and ultraviolet radiation is the major risk factor in the etiopathogenesis. However, reports of unusual sites for BCC are increased in the literature. Authors draw attention to possibility of other etiological agents for BCC like local trauma, ageing, ionizing radiation, arsenic, chronic inflammation, and immune deficiency. Here, we reported a 74-year-old male patient with nodular BCC on groin. We thought that ageing or local trauma may have a role in its formation.
authors.affiliation: Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, Dermatology, Kocaeli, Turkey.
authors.forename: Rukiye Selin
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Tecimer
authors.forename: Kürsat Demir
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Yildiz
authors.forename: Aysun Sikar
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Aktürk
authors.forename: Nilgün
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bilen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006119:Groin; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries