Linear Basal Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report

Abstract

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) presents with diverse clinical features, and several morphologic and histologic variants of BCC have been reported [Sexton et al.: J Am Acad Dermatol 1990;23:1118–1126]. Linear BCC was first described as a new clinical subtype in 1985 by Lewis [Int J Dematol 1985;24:124–125]. Here, we present a case of linear BCC that we recently encountered in an elderly Japanese patient, and review other cases reported in Japan.

Keywords

• Basal cell carcinoma, infiltrative and nodular types
• Linear basal cell carcinoma
• Periocular region