Korean J Dermatol.  1999 Oct;37(10):1532-1534.

Basal Cell Carcinoma Arising in A Post-traumatic Scar

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Dermatology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea .
  • 2Department of Dermatology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.

Abstract

A basal cell carcinoma developed in the forehead of a 57-year-old man at the scar site from a blunt trauma that happened 10 months previously. The patient had never been noted to have premalignant or other malignant skin lesions. The significance of injury in the etiology of basal cell carcinoma is discussed.

Keyword

Basal cell carcinoma; Trauma; Scar

MeSH Terms

Carcinoma, Basal Cell*
Cicatrix*
Forehead
Humans
Middle Aged
Skin
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