A nodulocystic basal cell carcinoma on the upper lip - the enlarged vessels coursing over the pearly tumour are characteristic
Keywords: Central erosion, Clinical image, Face, Keratinocyte cancer, Nodulocystic basal cell carcinoma, Pearly skin-coloured nodule, Prominent linear vessels, Scale, Skin tumour, Telangiectasia, Upper lip
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is a common, locally invasive, keratinocyte cancer (also known as nonmelanoma cancer). It is the most common form of skin cancer. BCC is also known as rodent ulcer and basalioma. Patients with BCC often develop multiple primary tumours over time.
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