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Two synchronous periungual BCC treated with Mohs surgery. Nail polish related?
Emi Dika1, Annalisa Patrizi, Pier Alessandro Fanti
1Department of Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and Nephrology, Division of Dermatology University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. emi.dika3@unibo.it
Abstract:
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC), the most frequent malignant skin tumor observed in Caucasian adults, especially males, occurs mainly in sun-exposed areas of the body. BCC in the periungual tissues, such as proximal nail fold, nail matrix, nail bed and hyponychium, is rarely reported. We report a patient with two synchronous BCC of the periungual tissue localized in the IV and V fingernail, effectively treated with Mohs micrographic surgery.
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