Skin, Sclerosing basal cell carcinoma [LMP22947]

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Diagnostic Modality: 
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Disease Category: 
Neoplasia
Diagnosis: 
Sclerosing basal cell carcinoma
Species: 
Human
Organ System: 
Skin
Gender: 
Female
Age: 
83 years
Diagnosis Code: 
ICD-10: C44 | ICD-O: 8092/3
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Yoon, J., Al-Habeeb, A.

Keywords

sclerosing basal cell carcinoma, morpheaform, cicatricial, desmoplastic

Clinical History

83-year old patient with a nose lesion.

Clinical Discussion

Sclerosing variant of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is relatively rare, comprising less than 1% of BCCs. Sclerosing BCC mainly affects the face, presenting as depressed plaque or scar with ill-defined borders; thus, the other terms "morpheaform" and "cicatricial".