Dermoscopy of a basal cell carcinoma on the leg - note ulceration and peripheral telangiectasia and grey-white central islands (BCC-patient27)
Keywords: 54 years, Basal-cell cancer, Brownish-grey outlying pigment, Crust, Dermoscopic image, Female, Histopathology-confirmed, Irregular linear vessels, Keratinocyte cancer, Large central blue-white zones, Lateral erosions, Leg, Pink background, Scale, Small erosions, Ulceration, Upper lateral thigh
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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