Basal cell carcinomas - clinical-evolutional and histopahotologic aspects.
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most frequent cutaneous tumour. Having as aim the identification of the clinical-evolutional and histopathologic aspects of the basal cell carcinomas, we have undertaken a retrospective study for a period of 5 years, from 1st January 2004 to 31st December 2008, on 706 patients interned in the Dermatology Clinic of Craiova, whom indicated 738 tumours. A clinical data was drawn for the patients, containing the identification data, environment, profession, cancer localisation and history of the disease, clinical and histopathologic diagnosis. Results. In our lot, the most numerous cases were of pearly BCC (33.6%), nodular BCC (22.2%), respectively scar plane BCC (13.1%).Regarding the histopathologic type, the repartition was as it follows: solid BCC (33.7%), polymorph (19.2%), adenoid (13.1%), keratinised (11.8%), superficial (7.0%), cystic (3.8%), pigmented (3.8%), scleroderma form (2.2%), in situ (1.4%).
Department of Dermatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova.
Loredana Elena
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Stoica
Department of Pathology, University County Emergency Hospital of Craiova.
Claudia Valentina
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Georgescu
Department of Dermatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova.
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Pătraşcu
Department of Dermatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova.
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Radu
Department of Dermatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova.
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Tolea
Department of Histology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova.
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Mogoantă
basal cell carcinoma; evolution; histopathology