Basal Cell Carcinoma in a Child

Basal Cell Carcinoma in a Child

Basal cell carcinoma is the most commonly seen nonmelanoma skin cancer which is rarely encountered in the childhood period. An 11-year old child was admitted to our clinic due to an erythematous and a slightly pigmented lesion with a 3×4 cm diameter on his posterior scalp. Macroscopically, the lesio...

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Main Authors: Samet Vasfi Kuvat, Zuhal Gücin, Barış Keklik, Gülzade Özyalvaçlı, Karaca Başaran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Skin Cancer
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/752901
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spelling doaj-f6b447b4033c44b7bd7c342a2987ddc72020-11-24T22:51:32ZengHindawi LimitedJournal of Skin Cancer2090-29052090-29132011-01-01201110.1155/2011/752901752901Basal Cell Carcinoma in a ChildSamet Vasfi Kuvat0Zuhal Gücin1Barış Keklik2Gülzade Özyalvaçlı3Karaca Başaran4Dicle Medical Faculty, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 21280 Diyarbakır, Turkeyİstanbul Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pathology, 34098 İstanbul, Turkeyİstanbul Medical Faculty, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 34390 Diyarbakır, Turkeyİstanbul Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pathology, 34098 İstanbul, Turkeyİstanbul Medical Faculty, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 34390 Diyarbakır, TurkeyBasal cell carcinoma is the most commonly seen nonmelanoma skin cancer which is rarely encountered in the childhood period. An 11-year old child was admitted to our clinic due to an erythematous and a slightly pigmented lesion with a 3×4 cm diameter on his posterior scalp. Macroscopically, the lesion was excised with a 10 mm safety margin. Pathologic examination revealed a basal cell carcinoma. No symptoms or signs of a syndrome were observed both in the patient and his family.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/752901
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author Samet Vasfi Kuvat
Zuhal Gücin
Barış Keklik
Gülzade Özyalvaçlı
Karaca Başaran
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Zuhal Gücin
Barış Keklik
Gülzade Özyalvaçlı
Karaca Başaran
Basal Cell Carcinoma in a Child
Journal of Skin Cancer
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Karaca Başaran
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title Basal Cell Carcinoma in a Child
title_short Basal Cell Carcinoma in a Child
title_full Basal Cell Carcinoma in a Child
title_fullStr Basal Cell Carcinoma in a Child
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publisher Hindawi Limited
series Journal of Skin Cancer
issn 2090-2905
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publishDate 2011-01-01
description Basal cell carcinoma is the most commonly seen nonmelanoma skin cancer which is rarely encountered in the childhood period. An 11-year old child was admitted to our clinic due to an erythematous and a slightly pigmented lesion with a 3×4 cm diameter on his posterior scalp. Macroscopically, the lesion was excised with a 10 mm safety margin. Pathologic examination revealed a basal cell carcinoma. No symptoms or signs of a syndrome were observed both in the patient and his family.
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