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Case Reports
. 2011 Jul;2(2):89-90.
doi: 10.4103/0976-7800.92535.

Basal cell carcinoma of the nipple areola complex

Abhishek Sharma  1 , Ramesh M Tambat, Ashish Singh, Dayananda S Bhaligi
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Case Reports

Basal cell carcinoma of the nipple areola complex

Abhishek Sharma et al. J Midlife Health. 2011 Jul.

Abstract

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) of the breast is a rare occurrence. To the best of our knowledge, only 34 cases of this rare malignancy have been reported worldwide. We report the case of a 48 year old lady who presented with history of rapid enlargement of a nevus over breast since three months. On initial examination a diagnosis of melanoma was considered. However the histopathology showed features suggestive of BCC. This case report highlights an atypical presentation of BCC.

Keywords: Basal cell carcinoma; Melanoma; histopathology.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

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Figure 1
Basal cell carcinoma of breast
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Figure 2
Histopathology diagnostic of basal cell carcinoma
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