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Basal cell carcinoma occurring in association with dermatofibroma
K E McKenna1, J E Somerville, M Y Walsh
1Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.
Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland)
|January 1, 1993
Summary
Two cases of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) overlying dermatofibromas were documented. The study investigates the controversial association between these skin tumors, questioning if BCC changes are reactive or neoplastic.
Area of Science:
- Dermatology
- Oncology
- Pathology
Background:
- Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common skin cancer.
- Dermatofibromas are common benign skin tumors.
- The co-occurrence of BCC overlying dermatofibromas is rare and debated.