title: A Giant Basal Cell Carcinoma Misdiagnosed and Mistreated as a Chronic Venous Ulcer.
abstract: Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common cutaneous malignancy. Giant BCCs are quite rare. They can cause extensive local invasion, disfigurement, and metastasis. We present a case of a 58-year-old woman with an unrecognized and inadequately treated ulcerated giant BCC sized 12.5 × 10.0 cm that occurred on her left lower leg without any sign of metastasis. Neglect and inadequate treatment of the primary lesion are the most important contributing factors responsible for size in giant BCC.
authors.affiliation: Dijana Celić, MD, PhD. Medikol Outpatient Department. Voćarska 106. 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia; dijana.celic@medikol.hr.
authors.forename: Dijana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Celić
authors.forename: Jasna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lipozenčić
authors.forename: Suzana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ljubojević Hadžavdić
authors.forename: Jolanda
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kanižaj Rajković
authors.forename: Davorin
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lončarić
authors.forename: Tajana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Borlinić
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D057210:Delayed Diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014647:Varicose Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery