Hamartomatous basal-cell carcinoma

A 25-year-old woman developed a basal-cell carcinoma in the skin over the right scapula. The histopathology of the lesion revealed elements of typical basal-cell carcinoma as well as adenoid, trichoepitheliomatous, and ductal differentiation. Hamartomatous basal-cell carcimoma is a rare variant of ordinary basal-cell carcinoma as well as adenoid, trichoepitheliomatous, and viduals. It is a less aggressive neoplasm and may remain stationary for years. Its recognition as an entity brings awareness that basal-cell carcinomas sometimes occur in young persons.