Clinicopathological study of basal cell carcinoma over a period of nine years- from Uttar Pradesh
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Pathology and Oncology - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction Basal cell carcinoma is the most common type of skin cancer and occurs mostly in the head and neck region in middle age to elderly people It has varied clinical presentation and also many morphologichistopathologic subtypesAim of the Study To study the spectrum of basal cell carcinomas in our institute over a nine year periodMaterials and Methods This was a prospective study carried out at Subharti Medical College Meerut Uttar Pradesh over a period of nine years All the basal cell carcinomas reported during this period were studied for clinical presentation demographic details anatomical location of tumor macroscopic and microscopic appearanceResults A total of 28 cases of BCC were reported The patient age ranged from 14 to 85 years and the male to female ratio was 211 Most of the cases occurred over 40 years and all the tumors occurred in the facial region Clinically ulcerative and nodular presentation was more common One case of nevoid BCC syndrome was also seenConclusion Basal cell carcinoma commonly occurs in the face region and its incidence increases with advancing age It has varied clinical presentations and histologic subtypes Early diagnosis gives better prognosis Basal cell carcinoma in a young person or child should be evaluated for nevoid BCC syndromeKeywords Basal cell carcinoma Histologic subtypes of BCC Nevoid BCC syndrome
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Shweta Grover, Rani Bansal
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