Metastatic basal cell carcinoma to the lungs: Case report and review of literature

Henry Benson Nongrum; Debomaliya Bhuyan; Vanlalhuma Royte; Hughbert Dkhar

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Year : 2014 | Volume : 5 | Issue : 5 | Page : 26-29

Metastatic basal cell carcinoma to the lungs: Case report and review of literature

Henry Benson Nongrum¹, Debomaliya Bhuyan², Vanlalhuma Royte³, Hughbert Dkhar⁴
¹ Department of Otolaryngology and Head-Neck Surgery, Nazareth Hospital, Shillong, Meghalaya, India
² Department of Medicine, Nazareth Hospital, Shillong, Meghalaya, India
³ Department of Radiology, Nazareth Hospital, Shillong, Meghalaya, India
⁴ Department of Pathology, Nazareth Hospital, Shillong, Meghalaya, India

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Dr. Henry Benson Nongrum
Departments of Otolaryngology and Head-Neck Surgery, Nazareth Hospital, Shillong - 793 003, Meghalaya
India

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DOI: 10.4103/2229-5178.144520

Basal cell carcinoma is the most common form of skin cancer and it rarely metastasizes. The prevalence of metastatic basal cell carcinoma (MBCC) varies between 0.0028% and 0.55% of all cases. Over 250 MBCC have been reported in the literature. We present a case with large recurrent basal cell carcinoma of the face with radiological and histopathological findings indicating the presence of metastasis to the lungs.

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