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Published on: August 18, 2022
A finding of granuloma faciale associated with basal cell carcinoma
Loebat Kamalpour1, Bryan Gammon, Fiona Larsen
1Department of Dermatology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. kamalpour@gmail.com
Abstract:
The clinical differential diagnosis of violaceous plaques on the face is broad and includes both neoplasms and inflammatory dermatoses. We report the first case of a basal cell carcinoma (BCC) superficial to an underlying granuloma faciale (GF). This is a single case report with clinicopathological correlation. Histological examination of a skin biopsy from the cheek revealed superficial BCC and GF. This case constitutes the first reported finding of coincident GF and BCC.