Neglected cutaneous skin malignancy: A patient with concurrent giant basal cell carcinoma and melanoma [PDF]
Background Giant basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) are a rare subtype of BCC that grow to be greater than 5 cm in diameter. With the increase in size, there is a corresponding increase in metastatic rate and state of local invasion, with a clinical morphology
L. Sun, E. Tan
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Conventional versus giant basal cell carcinoma, a review of 57 Cases: Histologic differences contributing to excessive growth [PDF]
Background: Giant basal cell carcinoma (GBCC) is defined as a basal cell carcinoma (BCC) exceeding 5 cm in size. While these tumors impart significant morbidity due to local tissue destruction and have a higher rate of metastatic disease than their ...
J Chase Purnell +3 more
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Reappraisal of giant basal cell carcinoma: Clinical features and outcomes
Giant basal cell carcinoma (GBCC) is a rare subgroup of basal cell carcinomas with a diameter of >5 cm. Current evidence about determining factors is conflicting, suggesting patient neglect, on the one hand, and biologically aggressive behaviour, on the other, with outcomes varying from clearance to death.
Megan E Grant, Adele Green, Titus Grecu
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Ex vivo confocal microscopy for the intraoperative assessment of deep margins in giant basal cell carcinoma [PDF]
Nebiha Kechrid, MD +5 more
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Giant basal cell carcinoma of the face
This case report describes a 59-year-old woman with a giant basal cell carcinoma on the face neglected for 11 years. Surgical resection of the lesion resulted in a 13 × 11 cm defect.
Mohammad Bayat +3 more
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A rare case of super giant basal cell carcinoma. [PDF]
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common skin cancer in the world, with 750,000 cases reported annually in the United States alone.1, 2 Because they are typically identified early, it is rare to see BCCs grow beyond 5 cm in diameter; when this does occur, the term giant basal cell carcinoma applies.
Desmond B, Boudreaux L, Young J.
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Giant Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Forehead: A Case Report [PDF]
Giant basal cell carcinoma (GBCC) is defined as a tumor 5cm or greater in diameter. They present less than 1% of all basal cell carcinomas. We present a case of an 85-year-old male patient with a giant ulcerating tumor of the left forehead (measuring 7x6 cm). Under local anesthesia tumor was surgically excised.
Rudić, Milan +3 more
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Symptomatic iron deficiency anemia from neglected giant basal cell carcinoma [PDF]
Leah Laageide, MD +3 more
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Giant nodular basal cell skin cancer [PDF]
The article presents clinical case report of primary giant nodular basal cell skin cancer in two patients at the age of 64 and 68 years and with disease duration of 20 and 15 years respectively. Psychological status of fear and anxiety are considered the
Tatiana G. Sedova, Vladimir D. Elkin
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Giant vulvar basal cell carcinoma [PDF]
We report a case of 30-year-old woman presented with giant, foul smelling ulcerated growth involving the vulva. The growth was involving the whole of labia majora, minora and adjacent skin associated with itching, bleeding and discharge (figure 1). The lesion was atypical in its large size and gross morphology.
Manish, Garg +3 more
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