Nodular Basal Cell Carcinoma As An Imitator of Rhinophyma

Abstract

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common skin tumor of the white race. There are four types including nodular, pigmented, superficial and morpheaform. The most common type is nodular type. Rhinophyma, represents the end stage of rosacea, and is caused by a progressive hypertrophy of sebaceous glandular tissue, connective tissue, and blood vessels. Besides, fibrosis, follicular plugging and telangiectasia are seen. Although rhinophyma is not a premalignant lesion, this relationship is considered by reports of malignancies on the background of rhinophyma. Various malignancies, including BCC, SCC, angiosarcoma and sebaceous carcinoma, have been reported to coexist or to imitate rhinophyma. We herein, report a 83 year patient presented with rhinophymatous lesion which was BCC originally, and emphasized the importance of careful examination of the skin and diagnostic biopsy of uncertain areas. Keywords Abstract ÖzetOlgu Sunumu / Case Report