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Eric Ehrsam, MD

Diagnosis

carcinoma, basal cell

Body Site

neck

Age

55 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

Color

brown

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

A 55 year old farmer developed an exophytic pigmented tumor on the back of his neck. A skin biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of a basal cell carcinoma, and the tumor was excised without recurrence.

Description

round 2.5 cm well demarcated scaly hyperpigmented plaque

Categories

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

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4/28/2002 14:19:57

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