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Clinical Experience of Surgical Treatment of Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Finger in Young Woman

젊은 여성의 수지에 발생한 기저세포암 치험례

  • Park, Hye June (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Han Seong
  • 박혜준 (인제대학교 의과대학 일산백병원 성형외과학교실) ;
  • 김한성 (인제대학교 의과대학 일산백병원 병리학교실)
  • Received : 2006.02.24
  • Published : 2006.05.10
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Abstract

Basal cell carcinoma(BCC) is malignant epithelial neoplasm arising from either basal cells or pluripotential appendageal cells of the epidermis. BCC is the most common cutaneous malignancy, especially in sun-exposed sites, such as head and neck. But its occurrence on the finger is very rare. We experienced a case of BCC arising on the dorsal surface of the middle finger of a young woman. This case is not associated with any predisposing factors such as basal cell nevus syndrome, trauma, or preexistent dermatosis. Following surgical removal of the lesion, the defect was covered with full-thickness skin graft. The patient has presented no sign of relapse for 1 year of clinical follow-up. We report this rare case of BCC in terms of age and location.

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