Atypical Presentation of Metastatic Basal Cell Carcinoma

Creator(s)

Kyle T. Colvett, Quillen-Dishner College of Medicine
Floranne C. Wilson, Quillen-Dishner College of Medicine
Ryan A. Stanton, Quillen-Dishner College of Medicine

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1-2004

Description

Basal cell carcinoma is an indolent, slow-growing tumor that rarely metastasizes. Approximately 70% of tumors occur in the head and neck regions. If a basal cell tumor metastasizes, it usually spreads to the regional lymph nodes first, followed by the lungs. We describe a patient with basal cell carcinoma of the right lower extremity with skin metastases. Skin biopsy of one tumor revealed fibroepithelioma of Pinkus, a rare variant of basal cell carcinoma.

Citation Information

Colvett, Kyle T.; Wilson, Floranne C.; and Stanton, Ryan A.. 2004. Atypical Presentation of Metastatic Basal Cell Carcinoma. Southern Medical Journal. Vol.97(3). 305-307. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.SMJ.0000091030.35010.2C PMID: 15043343 ISSN: 0038-4348