Case Reports in Dermatology (Apr 2015)

Basal Cell Carcinoma Arising from an Epidermal Cyst: When a Cyst Is Not a Cyst

  • Jia Li Liau,
  • Davide Altamura,
  • Marzena Ratynska,
  • Roberto Verdolini

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1159/000381393
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 75 – 78

Abstract

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Malignant degeneration within epidermal cysts is very rare. However, these lesions may not be recognised clinically, and histological examination plays an important role in arriving at a correct diagnosis. Hence, we believe that benign-looking cystic lesions with a history of progressive growth should be surgically excised and submitted for histopathological assessment.

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