Carcinoma, Basal Cell - DermAtlas - Dermatology Image Atlas

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Eric Ehrsam, MD

Diagnosis

carcinoma, basal cell

Body Site

abdomen chest

Age

78 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

Color

red

Morphology

ulcerated (erosion / ulcer)

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

A 78 year old woman had a red plaque on the abdomen for many years. She refused surgery initially but returned several years later when a friable red nodule developed. The lesion was excised, and pathology confirmed the diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma.

Description

Large friable nodule within a large red fibrotic indurated plaque

Image Added

4/28/2002 14:15:33

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