<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most frequent non-melanoma skin cancer. Only 5-15% of BCC cases can be found in patients aged 20-40 years (so-called early onset). The early onset BCC is characterized by active and aggressive tumour growth, clinically presenting in most of the cases as a morpheaform, locally infiltrating or recurrent BCC. Despite the advances in the study of the pathogenesis of this tumour, surgery remains the most used, most effective and most suitable treatment modality. We describe a case of a 39-year-old woman who developed an early onset BCC of the nasolabial fold. After the subsequent surgical excision an excellent cosmetic result was achieved.</p></abstract>

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most frequent non-melanoma skin cancer. Only 5-15% of BCC cases can be found in patients aged 20-40 years (so-called early onset). The early onset BCC is characterized by active and aggressive tumour growth, clinically presenting in most of the cases as a morpheaform, locally infiltrating or recurrent BCC. Despite the advances in the study of the pathogenesis of this tumour, surgery remains the most used, most effective and most suitable treatment modality. We describe a case of a 39-year-old woman who developed an early onset BCC of the nasolabial fold. After the subsequent surgical excision an excellent cosmetic result was achieved.

Early Onset Basal Cell Carcinoma: Surgical Approach

Moscow Medical Multidisciplinary Center, Moscow, Russia

Department of General and Clinical Pathology, Medical Faculty, Trakia University, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria

Polyclinic for Dermatology and Venereology, “St. Kliment Ohridski" University, University Hospital Lozenetz, Sofi a, Bulgaria

Dermatology and Venereology Department, Medical University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Department of General and Clinical Pathology, Medical Faculty, “St. Kliment Ohridski" University, Sofia, Bulgaria

Acta Medica Bulgarica

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Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most frequent non-melanoma skin cancer. Only 5-15% of BCC cases can be found in patients aged 20-40 years (so-called early...

Early Onset Basal Cell Carcinoma: Surgical Approach

Published Online: Nov 05, 2014

Page range: 82 - 87

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2014-0010

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