Pigmented Paraaxillary Located "Complex" Basal Cell Carcinoma Imitating clinically irritated Melanocytic Lesion - Succesfull Surgical Approach in Bulgarian Patient

Cristiana Voicu; Mara Mihai; Mihai Lupu; James W Patterson; Nely Koleva; Uwe Wollina; Torello Lotti; Jacopo Lotti; Katlein França; Atanas Batashki; Serena Gianfaldoni; Ilko Bakardzhiev; Hristo Mangarov; Georgi Tchernev

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Pigmented Paraaxillary Located "Complex" Basal Cell Carcinoma Imitating clinically irritated Melanocytic Lesion - Succesfull Surgical Approach in Bulgarian Patient

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Pigmented Paraaxillary Located "Complex" Basal Cell Carcinoma Imitating clinically irritated Melanocytic Lesion - Succesfull Surgical Approach in Bulgarian Patient

Cristiana Voicu, Mara Mihai, Mihai Lupu, James W Patterson, Nely Koleva, Uwe Wollina, Torello Lotti, Jacopo Lotti, Katlein França, Atanas Batashki, …

Open access Macedonian journal of medical sciences, Vol.5(4), pp.497-500

2017-07-25

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2017.141

PMCID: PMC5535668

PMID: 28785343

Abstract

axillary region

basal cell carcinoma

basosquamous carcinoma

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most frequently encountered neoplasm worldwide. While nodular BCC is the most frequent clinical subtype, other forms of BCC, such as superficial, cystic, morpheiform, infiltrative, and pigmented may also be encountered. We present the case of a 67-year-old male with a relatively well-defined infiltrative, pigmented plaque with multiple colours and peripheral growth situated in the right axillary region. The histopathologic examination performed after complete surgical excision of the tumour revealed a complex pigmented BCC with macronodular, fibroepithelioma-like, cystic, focally infiltrative and basosquamous features. Uncommon locations of BCCs in sun-protected areas such as the axillary region require a higher degree of suspicion for diagnosis. The complex histology of the presented case, including subtypes with differing biologic attributes, emphasises the importance of histopathological examination in the diagnosis and therapeutic management of BCC.

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Title: Pigmented Paraaxillary Located "Complex" Basal Cell Carcinoma Imitating clinically irritated Melanocytic Lesion - Succesfull Surgical Approach in Bulgarian Patient
Creators: Cristiana Voicu - Dermatology Department, Polisano Clinic, 26Z Timisoara Blvd, Bucharest, Romania
Mara Mihai - Oncologic Dermatology and Allergology Department, "Carol Davila", University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 17 Marasti Blvd, Bucharest, Romania
Mihai Lupu - Dermatology Department, Medas Medical Centre, 41 Nicolae Grigorescu Blvd, Bucharest, Romania
James W Patterson - Department of Pathology, University of Virginia Health System, 1215 Lee Street, Box 800214, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
Nely Koleva - Department of Pathology, Medical Institute of Ministry of Interior (MVR), Department of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, General Skobelev 79, 1606 Sofia, Bulgaria
Uwe Wollina - Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Academic Friedrichstrasse 41, 01067, Dresden, Germany
Torello Lotti - Department of Dermatology, University of Rome "G. Marconi", Rome, Italy; Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, 2628 BC, Delft, The Netherlands
Jacopo Lotti - Department of Nuclear, Subnuclear and Radiation Physics, University of Rome "G. Marconi", Rome, Italy
Katlein França - Institute for Bioethics & Health Policy; Department of Dermatology & Cutaneous Surgery; Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine - Miami, FL, USA
Atanas Batashki - Abdominal and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Special Surgery, Medical University of Plovdiv, bul. "Peshtersko shose" Nr 66, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Serena Gianfaldoni - University G. Marconi of Rome, Rome, Italy
Ilko Bakardzhiev - Medical College, Medical University of Varna, Varna, Bulgaria
Hristo Mangarov - Medical Institute of Ministry of Interior (MVR), Department of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, General Skobelev 79, 1606 Sofia, Bulgaria
Georgi Tchernev - Medical Institute of Ministry of Interior (MVR), Department of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, General Skobelev 79, 1606 Sofia, Bulgaria; Onkoderma" - Policlinic for Dermatology, Venereology and Dermatologic Surgery, 26 General Skobelev blvd., Sofia, Bulgaria
Publication Details: Open access Macedonian journal of medical sciences, Vol.5(4), pp.497-500
Academic Unit: Miller School of Medicine; UMMG Dept of Dermatology & Cutaneous Surgery
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
PMID: 28785343
PMCID: PMC5535668
Record Identifier: 991031599261102976