Pigmented Basal Cell Carcinoma

Ravi Prakash SM, Vijay Wadhawan, Akanksha Gupta and Sumit Goel

Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Subharti Dental College, India

^*Correspondance to: Ravi Prakash SM 

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Abstract:

Basal cell carcinoma is the most common type of skin cancer but its pigmented variety is only about 6% of all Basal cell carcinomas. Pigmented basal cell carcinoma and malignant melanoma, both are associated with UV radiation and have similar clinical features, so histopathology and immunohistochemistry are the important tools to establish a correct diagnosis. This is a case report of a middle aged, dark skinned rikshaw-puller with prolonged exposure to sun who presented with an ulcero-proliferative growth below the right eye with brown-black asymmetric, elevated, rolled-out borders measuring more than 1.5 cm in dimension. Radiographs did not reveal any bony changes. On basis of the clinical findings, a clinical provisional diagnosis of malignant melanoma was made but histopathology and negative HMB-45 immunohistochemistry gave the final diagnosis of pigmented basal cell carcinoma.

Keywords:

Pigmented; Basal cell carcinoma; UV rays

Cite the Article:

Ravi Prakash SM, Wadhawan V, Gupta A, Goel S. Pigmented Basal Cell Carcinoma. Ann Clin Case Rep. 2016; 1: 1204.