title: Basal cell carcinoma after treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia and concise review of the literature.
abstract: Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is a rare secondary malignancy which may occur more often in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) who have previously received radiation therapy compared to to those who received no radiation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Hematology, Hacettepe University, Sıhhiye, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sule
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Unal
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Hematology, Hacettepe University, Sıhhiye, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mualla
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cetin
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Hematology, Hacettepe University, Sıhhiye, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fatma
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gumruk
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D012535:Scalp; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*