Clinical Experience of Surgical Treatment of Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Finger in Young Woman.

Park, Hye June; Kim, Han Seong

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 2006;33(3):376-378.
Published online May 1, 2006.

Clinical Experience of Surgical Treatment of Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Finger in Young Woman.

¹Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Kyunggi, Korea. hjparkps@han mail.net
²Department of Pathology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Kyunggi, Korea.

Abstract

Basal cell carcinoma(BCC) is malignant epithelial neoplasm arising from either basal cells or pluripotential appendageal cells of the epidermis. BCC is the most common cutaneous malignancy, especially in sun-exposed sites, such as head and neck. But its occurrence on the finger is very rare. We experienced a case of BCC arising on the dorsal surface of the middle finger of a young woman. This case is not associated with any predisposing factors such as basal cell nevus syndrome, trauma, or preexistent dermatosis. Following surgical removal of the lesion, the defect was covered with full-thickness skin graft. The patient has presented no sign of relapse for 1 year of clinical follow-up. We report this rare case of BCC in terms of age and location.

Keywords: Basal cell carcinoma; Finger; Skin cancer