A typical ulcerated nodular basal cell carcinoma - note the pearly appearence and broken telangiectatic vessels
Keywords: Central ulceration, Cheek, Clinical image, Face, Fine linear vessels, Keratinocyte cancer, Lesion (cancerous), Nodulocyctic basal cell carcinoma, Pink ulcerated papule, Scale
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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