A Case of Clear Cell Basal Cell Carcinoma.
- Author:
Hyae Joo JEON
1
;
Kyoung Won MOON
;
Seong Hyun KIM
;
Jeong Hee HAHM
;
Kyu Kwang WHANG
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea. skinewkk@ewha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Basal cell carcinoma;
Clear cell
- MeSH:
Carcinoma, Basal Cell*;
Cellular Structures;
Cytoplasm;
Eosinophils;
Germ Cells;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Recurrence;
Transplants
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2007;45(7):706-709
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is noted for its many histologic variants because of its pluripotential origin from epithelial germ cells. Clear cell BCC has been recognized as a distinct variant and has a clear cell component made up of cells which are either vacuolated or display a finely granular eosinophilic cytoplasm. We report a case of clear cell BCC in a 62-year-old man who had a well-demarcated, skin-colored nodule on the left nasal ala. It was treated by surgical excision with a Burow's graft and no recurrence has been observed.