Morpheaform Basal Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report with Review of Literature Shete Mrinal1,*, Shete Anagha2,*, Singh Pratibha1, Sonune Shrikant1, Nagpal Deepak Kumar3 1Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Microbiology, Dr. D.Y. Patil Dental School, Lohegaon, Pune, Maharashtra, India 2Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Microbiology, Dr. D.Y. Patil Dental School, Lohegaon, Pune, Maharashtra, India 3Professor, Department of Oral Pathology, Dr. D.Y. Patil Dental School, Lohegaon, Pune, Maharashtra, India *Corresponding author email id: shete.mrinal@gmail.com/dranaghashete@yahoo.com
**dranaghashete@yahoo.com
Online published on 3 December, 2016. Abstract Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most frequently occurring skin cancer. Most cases are not life threatening, as very small proportions of BCCs metastasise. However, a high tendency to recurrence makes characterising BCCs and tumour margin areas obligatory. It will assist in better understanding their pathogenesis and in more effective treatment through prevention of recurrence and second primary disease. Various morphological subtypes have been described, nodular BCC being the most common type. Morpheaform or sclerosing BCC is a rare but high risk variant of BCC. One such case of Morpheaform, BCC in a 30-year old female patient is reported here to emphasise the nature and early diagnosis of this malignancy. Top Keywords Basal cell carcinoma, Infiltrative, Morpheaform BCC, Skincancer, Malignancy, Ulcer, Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome. Top |