Cells to Surgery Quiz: August 2018

Abstract

Welcome to the Journal of Investigative Dermatology (JID) Cells to Surgery Quiz. In this monthly online-only quiz, the first question ("What is your diagnosis?") relates to the clinical image above, while additional questions concern the findings reported in a JID article that provides new information about that disease entity. The quiz questions may be found in the menu bar on the right-hand side of this page. A list of references relevant to the quiz follows the image.

Cells to Surgery Quiz: August 2019

“…Basal cell carcinoma: Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is a common skin cancer that occurs predominantly on the sun-exposed areas (head, neck and trunk) among adults aged between 40 and 70 (Cameron et al, 2019). There are many subtypes of BCC based upon differential clinical and pathohistologic findings, including nodular, superficial, infundibulocystic, fibroepithelial, morpheaform, infiltrative, micronodular, and basosquamous (Cameron et al, 2019;Rajabi-Estarabadi et al, 2018). Nodular BCC accounts for approximately 50% to 80% of total cases.…”