Journal of Clinical & Experimental Pathology
Open Access

Abstract

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is a non-melanocytic skin cancer (i.e., an epithelial tumor) that arises from basal cells. The prognosis for patients with BCC is excellent but if the disease is allowed to progress, it can cause significant morbidity. Very few cases almost none have been reported to show metastasis. In this case report we describe an extremely rare case of recurrent BCC with metastasis. BCCs are abnormal, uncontrolled growths or lesions that arise in the skin�s basal cells which line the deepest layer of the epidermis (the outermost layer of the skin). BCCs often look like open sores, red patches, pink growths, shiny bumps or scars and are usually caused by a combination of cumulative and intense, occasional sun exposure. BCC almost never spreads (metastasizes) beyond the original tumor site. Only in exceedingly rare cases can it spread to other parts of the body and become life-threatening. It should not be taken lightly and it can be disfiguring if not treated promptly

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