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Johnell Kolve

Diagnosis

carcinoma, basal cell

Body Site

ear

Age

68 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

Color

red

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

solitary

Comments

A 68-year-old man was evaluated for a pearly translucent nodule on the right ear for 2 years. A skin biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma, and the nodule was excised by a Mohs surgeon.

Description

1.5 cm pearly translucent nodule with overlying telangiectasias and cursting

Categories

neoplasm, malignant lumps & bumps (plaques, nodules, tumors)

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1/30/2004 18:40:02

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