Basal cell carcinoma: Epidemiology; pathophysiology; clinical and histological subtypes; and disease associations. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • As the most common human cancer worldwide and continuing to increase in incidence, basal cell carcinoma is associated with significant morbidity and cost. Continued advances in research have refined both our insight and approach to this seemingly ubiquitous disease. This 2-part continuing medical education article will provide a comprehensive and contemporary review of basal cell carcinoma. The first article in this series describes our current understanding of this disease regarding epidemiology, cost, clinical and histopathologic presentations, carcinogenesis, natural history, and disease associations.

publication date

  • May 18, 2018

Research

keywords

  • Carcinoma, Basal Cell
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
  • Skin Neoplasms
  • Ultraviolet Rays

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85059734483

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.03.060

PubMed ID

  • 29782900

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 80

issue

  • 2