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The Basal-Cell NevusIts Relationship to Multiple Cutaneous Cancers and Associated Anomalies of Development
J. B. HOWELL, M.D.;
MARCUS R. CARO, M.D.
AMA Arch Derm. 1959;79(1):67-80.
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The basal-cell nevus is a dysgenetic dermatosis characterized by multiple small cutaneous tumors. These are histologically indistinguishable from basal-cell cancer. Malignant supervention is common, generally resulting in multiple basal-cell cancers of the face in young adults. Developmental defects of other systems are often present. Incidence seems to be based on an inherited, sometimes familial, predisposition.
Clinical Features
Basal-cell nevi may appear at birth or be first noted in infancy. Occasionally the lesions may begin at about puberty and gradually increase in number and in size over a period of years. There may be few or hundreds, and there is a tendency for bilateral distribution, but this need not be symmetrical. The size of the individual lesion varies from that of a pinhead to approximately 5 mm. in diameter. Pedunculated and papular lesions are common on the neck, eyelids, and axillae.
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Author Affiliations
Dallas, Texas; Chicago
Footnotes
Submitted for publication July 24, 1958.
Read before the 78th Annual Meeting of the American Dermatological Association, Inc., Sun Valley, Idaho, June 5, 1958.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Syphilology, Southwestern Medical College, University of Texas (Dr. Howell).
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