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Basal cell carcinoma arising in a cleft lip repair scar
M W Wright1, R A McCarthy, E B Kelly
1University of Texas Medical Branch, Department of Dermatology, Galveston, Texas 77555-0783, USA.
Background:
A case of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) developing in the repair scar of a cleft lip is presented.
Objective:
Primary BCCs arising in surgical scars are very rare and no known reported cases exist of a BCC developing in a surgically repaired cleft lip scar.
Methods:
A 69-year-old white man presented with a 5 mm primary BCC on his upper lip at the site of his cleft lip repair scar. The diagnosis was made by a tangential biopsy that showed an ulcerated BCC.
Results:
Review of the medical literature indicates that a scar may be an independent risk factor for developing BCC.
Conclusion:
BCC may rarely arise in a cleft lip repair scar.