title: Basal cell carcinoma: a comprehensive review for the radiologist.
abstract: OBJECTIVE. Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common malignancy in the United States. The purpose of this article is to provide a comprehensive description of the clinicopathologic features, diagnostic workup, staging, treatment, and follow-up of BCC. CONCLUSION. Radiology plays an important role in the evaluation and staging of locally advanced and metastatic BCC. MRI is the modality of choice for assessing perineural disease and is equivalent or superior to CT for evaluating bony involvement. CT and PET/CT are used to evaluate metastatic disease.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Imaging, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, 450 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215.
authors.forename: Akshay D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Baheti
authors.forename: Sree Harsha
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Tirumani
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giardino
authors.forename: Michael H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
authors.forename: Harika
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tirumani
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Krajewski
authors.forename: Nikhil H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Ramaiya
mesh_terms: D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D011871:Radiology / Q000379:methods; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy
keywords: basal cell carcinoma; metastatic; radiology