Background: Location of the tumour is a well-known prognostic factor for recurrence of basal cell carcinoma (BCC). We have observed that tumours located in the nasolabial fold may deserve a particular attention. Objec...
Background. We report two cases of Bazex-Dupré-Christol syndrome in a father and daughter with divergent clinical pictures at two different ages. Patients and methods. A 6-month-old infant was seen with her parents f...
Background: Optical coherence tomography combines principles of ultrasonography and optical interferometry to provide real-time cross-sectional images of subsurface microstructure of tissue in vivo. Objective: The pur...
Neoplastic progression is characterized in part by escape from immune surveillance and formation of growth-permissive stroma. Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) can be subclassified into low-and high-risk types for local recu...
Background: Heat shock protein (HSP) 105 is a 105-kDa protein, recently discovered by serological analysis of recom-binant cDNA expression libraries prepared from tumour cells (SEREX), and is still undergoing intensiv...
Imiquimod 5%cream,an immune response modifier licensed for treatment of external ano-genital warts and superficial basal cell carcinomata,is known to cause local erythema,oedema and,rarely,exacerbation of psoriasis.We...
Background.The British Association of Dermatologists(BAD)has produced guidelines for management of basal cellcarcinoma(BCC)in the UK.Objectives.Our primary objectives were to assess the management of BCCs in Scotland ...
Background:Follow-up of patients after treatment of basal cell carcinoma(BCC)allows for monitoring of recurrence and detection of new tumours,but adds a significant burden to outpatient clinics.At the skin tumour clin...
Introduction.With progressive aging of populations,geriatric health care has become a major international issue for health authorities.However,little data is available about geriatric skin diseases.The aim of this stu...
Background: Most published series of basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) are based on Caucasian populations. Very little is known about the characteristics of incompletely excised BCCs in Asians. Objectives: This study exami...