TY - JOUR
T1 - Basal cell carcinoma arising in a patient with vitiligo
AU - Arnon, Ofer
AU - Mamelak, Adam J.
AU - Goldberg, Leonard Harry
PY - 2008/11/1
Y1 - 2008/11/1
N2 - Patients with vitiligo are predisposed to solar damage, often suffering from actinic keratoses (AK) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). However, never have these patients been noted to have an increased risk for basal cell carcinoma (BCC). In fact, no case reports of these 2 diseases occurring together exist in the literature. Here, the authors report a case of basal cell carcinoma arising in a patient with vitiligo. This rare occurrence gives question to the nature of these tumors and their pathogenesis.
AB - Patients with vitiligo are predisposed to solar damage, often suffering from actinic keratoses (AK) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). However, never have these patients been noted to have an increased risk for basal cell carcinoma (BCC). In fact, no case reports of these 2 diseases occurring together exist in the literature. Here, the authors report a case of basal cell carcinoma arising in a patient with vitiligo. This rare occurrence gives question to the nature of these tumors and their pathogenesis.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 19110741
AN - SCOPUS:58749107519
SN - 1545-9616
VL - 7
SP - 1075
EP - 1076
JO - Journal of Drugs in Dermatology
JF - Journal of Drugs in Dermatology
IS - 11
ER -