| Title: |
A super-giant basal cell carcinoma of the scalp |
| Authors: |
Patsouras, Alexandros; Garmpis, Nikolaos; Effraimidou, Eleni I; Dimitroulis, Dimitrios; Papoutsas, Dimitrios; Psilopatis, Iason; Garmpi, Anna; Diamantis, Evangelos; Vrettou, Kleio; Dimitrios, Sampaziotis; Tasioula, Paraskevi Ioanna; Damaskos, Christos |
| Source: |
Oxford Medical Case Reports ; volume 2024, issue 12 ; ISSN 2053-8855 |
| Publisher Information: |
Oxford University Press (OUP) |
| Publication Year: |
2024 |
| Description: |
Basal cell carcinoma is a malignant skin cancer, originating from basal cells. However, it is regarded more benign than other skin cancers, in the majority of the cases. If left untreated, it can lead to various complications, degradation of quality of life and even mortality to the patient. A basal cell carcinoma with one dimension more than 20 cm, is defined as super-giant. In this report, we present a case of a super-giant basal cell carcinoma occupying most of the scalp in an elderly patient, causing him severe anemia and general malaise. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.1093/omcr/omae149 |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omae149; https://academic.oup.com/omcr/article-pdf/2024/12/omae149/61015751/omae149.pdf |
| Rights: |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.931A9C28 |
| Database: |
BASE |