title: Periocular basal cell carcinoma in a young school teacher.
abstract: A 34-year-old female patient presented with a nodular mass near the right lateral canthus since 1 year. The mass was nodular, pigmented with irregular surface and had a very well-defined margins. A wide excisional biopsy was done for the same. Histopathology reported a basal cell carcinoma (BCC) of the skin. BCC is very rare in young females and also the site of occurrence in this case was unusual. The mass was excised with a safety margin of 3 mm to ensure complete removal.
authors.affiliation: N. K. P. Salve Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Archana Sunil
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Nikose
authors.affiliation: N. K. P. Salve Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Pradnya Mukesh
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Laddha
authors.affiliation: N. K. P. Salve Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Rupal Rajendra
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Bisen
keywords: Basal cell carcinoma; Mohs micrographic surgery; non-Mohs technique