Axillary Basal Cell Carcinoma

Axillary basal cell carcinoma: additional 25 patients and considerations

“…Axillary BCCs have not been frequently described in dermatological literature, approximately 60 cases being reported including ours, among thousands of BCCs observed 3,5–8 . Probably the real incidence is underestimated because no systematic study of axillary BCC has generally been conducted.…”

“…It is of interest to observe that sun exposure should seem to be an insignificant factor when considering axillary BCCs and it is notable that nearly all the documented axillary BCC cases exhibited no particular risk factor 5–8 …”

“…Generally, BCCs are more frequently found on sun‐exposed areas of the body; on the contrary, the axilla is one of the most sun‐protected body sites and represents a rare location at which BCC develops 4,5 . Up to now, less than 35 cases have been reported in the world literature 5–8 …”

Axillary Basal Cell Carcinoma

“…The axilla is one of the most sun‐protected areas on the body, and BCCs arising at this site are very rare. Only 18 patients with axillary BCC have been described in the world literature, primarily in the form of individual case reports 1–13 . We report 14 patients with axillary BCCs who were seen at our institution over an 11‐year period.…”

Neglected basal cell carcinoma in axilla

“…BCC most commonly occurs in sun-exposed sites such as the face and neck (80–90%). Ten to fifteen percent of BCCs occur in non-sun-exposed sites such as the axilla, groin, buttocks, nipple, breast, penis and scrotum 4–6. Among these, the occurrence of BCC in axilla is extremely rare.…”