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Case Reports
. 2016 May 20;4(6):601-4.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.575. eCollection 2016 Jun.

Metastatic basal cell carcinoma caused by carcinoma misdiagnosed as acne - case report and literature review

Dogu Aydin  1 , Lisbet Rosenkrantz Hölmich  1 , Linda P Jakobsen  1
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Case Reports

Metastatic basal cell carcinoma caused by carcinoma misdiagnosed as acne - case report and literature review

Dogu Aydin et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Basal cell carcinoma can be misdiagnosed as acne; thus, carcinoma should be considered in treatment-resistant acne. Although rare, neglected basal cell carcinoma increases the risk of metastasis.

Keywords: Basal cell carcinoma; metastatic basal cell carcinoma; review; survival; treatment.

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