Morpheaform Basal Cell Carcinoma in African Americans

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Dermatologic Surgery

Volume 30 Issue 12p2, Pages 1550 - 1552

Published Online: 13 Dec 2004

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CASE REPORT

Morpheaform Basal Cell Carcinoma in African Americans

Uma Nadiminti, MD ^* , Tina Rakkhit ^† , and Carl Washington, MD ^*

^* Department of Dermatology, ^† Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia

Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Carl Washington, MD, 1365 Clifton Road, Suite A1400, Atlanta, GA 30322, and e-mail: cwashin@emory.edu

UMA NADIMINTI, MD, TINA RAKKHIT, AND CARL WASHINGTON, MD HAVE INDICATED NO SIGNIFICANT INTEREST WITH COMMERCIAL SUPPORTERS.

ABSTRACT

Background. Although it has been established that basal cell carcinoma is an uncommon diagnosis in black patients, the morpheaform subtype is very rare among these individuals.

Objective. The objective is to present two cases of morpheaform basal cell carcinoma in African-American patients.

Methods. This is a case series and a literature review using the Ovid Medline Database. Key words used in the search include "basal cell carcinoma,""African American,""black,""African,""negros,""morpheaform,""sclerosing,""fibrosing," and "scar-like basal cell carcinoma." The Ovid Medline Database was searched from 1966 to present and was restricted to the English language.

Results. A review of the Emory Dermatology clinic charts from 1989 to 2004 revealed two black patients with morpheaform basal cell carcinomas.

Conclusions. Although extremely rare, morpheaform pattern basal cell carcinoma must be considered in the differential diagnosis for black patients presenting with nonhealing lesions.

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