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- Typically appears as a pearly-pink papule with telangiectatic vessels; it may have central ulceration!
Basal cell carcinoma:
- Favors the upper part of the face
- Evolution is measured in years
- Does not metastasize. Death is due to local invasion ("rodent ulcer"). Can be a waxy, raised lesion, or an ulcer
Photo Credit: Pampena R, Parisi G, Benati M, Borsari S, Lai M, Paolino G, Cesinaro AM, Ciardo S, Farnetani F, Bassoli S, Argenziano G, Pellacani G and Longo C (2021) Clinical and Dermoscopic Factors for the Identification of Aggressive Histologic Subtypes of Basal Cell Carcinoma. Front. Oncol. 10:630458. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2020.630458, CC BY 4.0
Basal cell carcinoma:
- Favors the upper part of the face
- Evolution is measured in years
- Does not metastasize. Death is due to local invasion ("rodent ulcer"). Can be a waxy, raised lesion, or an ulcer
Photo Credit: Pampena R, Parisi G, Benati M, Borsari S, Lai M, Paolino G, Cesinaro AM, Ciardo S, Farnetani F, Bassoli S, Argenziano G, Pellacani G and Longo C (2021) Clinical and Dermoscopic Factors for the Identification of Aggressive Histologic Subtypes of Basal Cell Carcinoma. Front. Oncol. 10:630458. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2020.630458, CC BY 4.0
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