CASE 50

Basal cell carcinoma

QUESTION 50

A 68-year-old woman presents to the dermatology clinic for evaluation of a new growth on the right nasal wall. She states that it has been present for approximately 6 months, has grown, is tender to the touch and occasionally bleeds with minimal trauma. On examination, there is a pearly papule with a slightly rolled border and branching telangectasias throughout the lesion (50).

i. What is the diagnosis?

ii. What are the four major clinicopathological variants of this neoplasm?

iii.

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