Dermoscopy of a basal cell carcinoma on the leg - note fine vessels and clumps of pigment at the upper pole (BCC-patient23)
Keywords: 79 years, Basal-cell cancer, Brown clod, Dermoscopic image, Dermoscopy, Fine linear irregular vessels, Greyish-brown dots, Histopathology-confirmed, Keratinocyte cancer, Leg, Lower leg, Male, Scale, Shiny white structures, Superficial basal cell carcinoma, Violaceous zones
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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