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Metastatic basal cell carcinoma presenting with unilateral upper extremity edema and lymphatic spread
A David Soleymani1, Noah Scheinfeld, Katherine Vasil
1Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University, The Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
|July 22, 2008
Abstract:
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC), the most common human malignancy, metastasizes in 0.0028% to 0.5% of cases, usually to the lymph nodes, lungs, bones, and skin. After metastatic spread of BCC, survival averages 1 to 2 years. Chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgery are treatment options. We describe metastatic basal cell carcinoma to the skin presenting with unilateral upper extremity edema.
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