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Definition
It is a low grade, locally invasive carcinoma arising
from basal layer of skin ( or adnexal basal layer of
hair follicle) or muco-cutaneous junction.
It does not arise from mucosa.
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Etiology
1. It is the commonest malignant skin
tumour(70%).
2. Common in places where exposure
to UV light is more.
3. More common in white-skinned
people than blacks.
4. Common in males , middle-aged than
elderly.
5. Other causes- Arsenics, Coal Tar,
Aromatic hydrocarbons , Skin tumour
syndromes.
6. Pathogenesis
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• No apparent precursor lesion
• Hard to culture
• Resist transplantation
• Clinical Course
Nodulo-ulcerarive type begins as a flesh coloured waxy
nodule with telangectasia→ enlarges → central ulceration
→ deepens → rolled out, beaded edges → destroys
structures locally as deep as bone/ cartilage → aptly
named rodent ulcer
Rare metastasis(17%), but recurrence known after
inadequate treatment.
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Location
• Common site is face-above the line drawn between
angle of mouth and ear lobule(90%)-Onghren’s line.
• It is called as tear cancer as it is commonly seen in
the area where tear rolls down.
Common Sites
1. INNER CANTHUS OF EYE
2. OUTER CANTHUS OF EYE
3. NOSE
4. ON AND AROUND NASOLABIAL FOLD
5. ON THE FORE HEAD
11. Clinical Features
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Middle aged man
Non-tender
Dry
Slow growing
Non mobile
Raised and beaded edges with central scab
No lymphatic or hematogenous spread
High Risk BCC
•Size : >2cms
•Location: eye,nose,ear
•Ill defined margins
•Recurrent
•Immunosuppressed individuals
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Management
•SURGICAL
• Excision
• Mohs Micrographic Surgery
• Two stage surgery
•NON SURGICAL
• Curettage
• Electrodessication
• Laser Vaporization
•RADIOTHERAPY
Indications for surgery
1. Rodent ulcer eroding bone or cartilage
2. BCC close to eye
3. Recurrence
NOTES FOR PRESENTERS:
There are a range of different clinical presentations and histological variants of BCC. Superficial BCCs are important to distinguish clinically from other types of BCCs because they can frequently be managed medically, avoiding the need for excision.
Nodular: Commonly on the face, cystic, pearly, telangiectasa, may be ulcerated, micronodular and microcystic types may infiltrate deeply.
Superficial: Often multiple, usually on upper trunk and shoulders, erythematous well-demarcated scaly plaques, often larger than 20 mm at presentation, slow growth over months or years, may be confused with Bowen’s disease or inflammatory dermatoses, particularly responsive to medical rather than surgical treatment.
Morphoeic: Also known as sclerosing or infiltrative BCC, usually found in mid-facial sites, skin-coloured, waxy, scar-like, prone to recurrence after treatment, may infiltrate cutaneous nerves (perineural spread).
Pigmented: Brown, blue or greyish lesion, nodular or superficial histology, may resemble malignant melanoma.
Basosquamous: Mixed BCC and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), potentially more aggressive than other forms of BCC.
Radiotherapy not performed when lesion is near eye,ear or close to lacrimal canaliculi,or once it erodes bone or cartillage.