PERIANAL BASAL CELL CARCINOMA—AN UNUSUAL SITE OF OCCURRENCE

Basal cell carcinoma is the most common nonmelanoma skin cancer. Its occurrence in the perianal region is very rare. Awareness of its benign behavior in this region, in contrast to the earlier reports, is vital in its management. Local excision seems to provide adequate control. We are herewith repo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Nagendra Naidu, D V, Rajakumar, V
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2010
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2887525/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20606890
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.62758
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Sumario:Basal cell carcinoma is the most common nonmelanoma skin cancer. Its occurrence in the perianal region is very rare. Awareness of its benign behavior in this region, in contrast to the earlier reports, is vital in its management. Local excision seems to provide adequate control. We are herewith reporting an extremely rare case of a 69-year-old male with basal cell carcinoma treated adequately with local excision.

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