title: Extraordinary giant basal cell carcinoma with full-thickness infiltration of the abdominal wall: single-staged resection and simultaneous reconstruction.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most frequent form of invasive skin cancer. BCCs usually show a slow progression and rarely metastasize; however, around 1% achieve a "giant" size, larger than 5 cm in diameter. Rarely, BCCs larger than 20 cm are reported in the literature.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  We report a case of a giant BCC, measuring 25 × 13 × 5 cm, involving the abdominal wall. The article describes the curative surgical procedure, which resulted in an excellent aesthetic result.
authors.forename: Gerhard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pierer
authors.forename: Petra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pülzl
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Deluca
authors.forename: Hansgeorg
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: Bernhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zelger
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Putzer
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Eisendle
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps