Ann Dermatol.  2000 Dec;12(4):299-302. 10.5021/ad.2000.12.4.299.

A Case of Multiple Basal Cell Carcinomas

• Yoon HS
• Kim SN

• KMID: 2164005
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2000.12.4.299

Abstract

The multifactorial etiology of BCC(basal cell carcinoma) are incompletely understood, including factors leading to multiple lesions in some patients. Cases of multiple BCCs reported in the literature have been associated with UV irradiation, inorganic arsenic poisoning, X-ray therapy, hematologic malignancy and several genodermatoses such as nevoid BCC syndrome, albinism, xeroderma pigmentosum. Multiple BCCs presented on the sun-protected areas, lacking predisposing risk factors which have been known, is rare skin condition. However, it suggests that there may be an unknown genetic susceptibility to the development of multiple BCCs. We report a rare case of multiple BCCs, which had developed only on the sun-protected areas in 64-year-old man, without any known predisposing causes.

Keyword

Multiple basal cell carcinomas; Sun-protected areas

MeSH Terms

Albinism
Arsenic Poisoning
Carcinoma, Basal Cell*
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Hematologic Neoplasms
Humans
Middle Aged
Risk Factors
Skin
X-Ray Therapy
Xeroderma Pigmentosum