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Linear Basal Cell Carcinoma in an Asian Patient
Kinoshita Shinsuke1
Kakizaki Hirohiko, *
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Takahashi Yasuhiro2
Hara Kazuo3
Iwaki Masayoshi1
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Takahashi Yasuhiro2
Hara Kazuo3
Iwaki Masayoshi1
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The Open Ophthalmology Journal
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17 December 2007 •
RESEARCH ARTICLE
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DOI: 10.2174/1874364100701010020
Abstract
Linear basal cell carcinoma (BCC), which has a ratio of its long and short axes of more than 3: 1, is a distinct clinical entity among BCC. We report the first case report of a linear BCC in an Asian patient. An 87 year-old woman presented with an ulcerated black nodule, 15×5mm (3: 1), on her nasojungal fold of the right lower eyelid. The tumor was excised with 5 mm safety margin. The pathological examination confirmed the tumor was a BCC with a clear margin. Diagnosis of a linear BCC is based on its morphological features and occurrence along the wrinkle line, which needs to be also considered in Asian.
