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ANNALS OF DERMATOLOGY
Volume 23, Issue 2, Pages 213-216Publisher
KOREAN DERMATOLOGICAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.5021/ad.2011.23.2.213
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Basal cell carcinoma; Metastatic basal cell carcinoma; Pulmonary metastasis
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- Yansan Pusan National University Hospital
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Although basal cell carcinoma is the most common skin cancer, it rarely metastasizes. Metastatic basal cell carcinoma may, therefore, initially elude diagnosis and management. We describe the case of a patient with a metastatic basal cell carcinoma present in the lungs. The differential diagnosis of suspected metastatic lesions should include metastases from a cutaneous basal cell carcinoma, in addition to those from more commonly metastasizing carcinomas, especially in patients with a history of a large basal cell carcinoma that has involved the head and neck regions, and was refractory to treatment. (Ann Dermatol 23(2) 213 similar to 216, 2011)
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