| Lesion |
Basal cell carcinoma |
| Incid. |
75% of skin cancers |
| Age |
Usually 40+ |
| Sex |
Male > Female |
| Causes |
Sunlight, arsenic, X-ray, trauma, burn scar |
| Location |
Nodular - Head/Neck
Superficial - Trunk
Morphea - Face
|
| Lesion |
Transluscent - papule Telangict asias may have pigment in dark skin
Red - macule on plaque
Yellow-white - indunated maqule in plaque
|
| Symptoms |
|
| |
Cosmetically objectionable.Ulcerates and bleeds |
| Rx |
< 1 CM 95% EFFECTIVE
< 1 CM EXCISON OR RADIATION |
| Course |
ED&C 95% effective
Rare metasteses about 17% |
