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A Report of Two Cases

FRANCES PASCHER, M.D.; CHARLES F. SIMS, M.D.

AMA Arch Derm Syphilol. 1954;69(4):475-481.

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THE FIRST case of basal cell epithelioma of the sole described in this paper came to our attention in 1948; the second some three years later. The second encounter with this most unusual localization for a basal cell epithelioma prompted this report. It is felt that these cases are of interest not only because of their rarity but also because of the light they may shed on the disputations concerning the histogenesis of basal cell tumors.

We inquired of a number of our colleagues as to their experience with basal cell tumors of the sole (or palm) and a search was made of the literature for earlier reports. Dr. Herman Beerman was good enough to tell us of a case he studied histologically some years ago. Dr. Hamilton Montgomery and Dr. Fred Weidman, however, were not able to recall any despite their vast experience.

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Author Affiliations
BROOKLYN

From the Department of Dermatology and Syphilology of the New York University Post-Graduate Medical School (Dr. Marion B. Sulzberger, Chairman) and the Skin and Cancer Unit of the New York University Hospital.

Footnotes
Presented before the New York Academy of Medicine, Section of Dermatology and Syphilology, Nov. 7, 1951.

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