Metastatic basal cell carcinoma: A report of two cases and a review of the literature
Basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) are among the most common non-melanoma skin cancers in the world. However, given their slowly progressive nature, metastatic BCCs are a relatively uncommon entity. Below, we discuss two separate cases of metastatic BCC that we encountered in our clinical practic...
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| description | Basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) are among the most common non-melanoma skin cancers in the world. However, given their slowly progressive nature, metastatic BCCs are a relatively uncommon entity. Below, we discuss two separate cases of metastatic BCC that we encountered in our clinical practice. The first is the case of a 57-year-old male with a right cheek BCC and bilateral pulmonary metastases. The second is the case of a 71-year-old male who also presented with a right BCC and pulmonary metastases. We discuss their altered clinical courses. We also conducted a review of the literature focusing on the use of the relatively novel hedgehog inhibitors as a treatment option for individuals diagnosed with metastatic BCC. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-890264ca299e420a8473e7759ec4811d2022-12-25T15:58:38ZengOur Dermatology OnlineNasza Dermatologia Online2081-93902022-01-01131737610.7241/ourd.20221.18Metastatic basal cell carcinoma: A report of two cases and a review of the literatureClaire QuigleySiona Ni Raghallaigh Basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) are among the most common non-melanoma skin cancers in the world. However, given their slowly progressive nature, metastatic BCCs are a relatively uncommon entity. Below, we discuss two separate cases of metastatic BCC that we encountered in our clinical practice. The first is the case of a 57-year-old male with a right cheek BCC and bilateral pulmonary metastases. The second is the case of a 71-year-old male who also presented with a right BCC and pulmonary metastases. We discuss their altered clinical courses. We also conducted a review of the literature focusing on the use of the relatively novel hedgehog inhibitors as a treatment option for individuals diagnosed with metastatic BCC.http://www.odermatol.com/issue-in-html/2022-1-18-metastatic_bcc/ |
| spellingShingle | Claire Quigley Siona Ni Raghallaigh Metastatic basal cell carcinoma: A report of two cases and a review of the literature Nasza Dermatologia Online |
| title | Metastatic basal cell carcinoma: A report of two cases and a review of the literature |
| title_full | Metastatic basal cell carcinoma: A report of two cases and a review of the literature |
| title_fullStr | Metastatic basal cell carcinoma: A report of two cases and a review of the literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Metastatic basal cell carcinoma: A report of two cases and a review of the literature |
| title_short | Metastatic basal cell carcinoma: A report of two cases and a review of the literature |
| title_sort | metastatic basal cell carcinoma a report of two cases and a review of the literature |
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