title: Pigmented Basal cell carcinoma: a clinical variant, report of two cases.
abstract: Basal cell carcinoma is the most common malignant tumour of skin, comprising 80% of non-melanoma cancers. Intermittent exposure to ultraviolet radiation is an important risk factor. Pigmented basal cell carcinoma is a clinical and histological variant of basal cell carcinoma that exhibits increased pigmentation. It is a very rare variant, although its frequency can reach upto 6% of total basal cell carcinomas in Hispanics. Herein, we are reporting 2 cases of pigmented basal cell carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Junior Resident, Department of Dermatology, KVG Medical College and Hospital , Kurunjibhag, SULLIA, DK-574327, Karnataka, India .
authors.forename: Deepadarshan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: K
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Department of Dermatology, KVG Medical College and Hospital , Kurunjibhag, SULLIA, DK-574327, Karnataka, India .
authors.forename: Mallikarjun
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: M
authors.affiliation: Junior Resident, Department of Dermatology, KVG Medical College and Hospital , Kurunjibhag, SULLIA, DK-574327, Karnataka, India .
authors.forename: Noshin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: N Abdu
keywords: Non-melanoma cancer; Pigmented basal cell carcinoma; Ultraviolet radiation