Giant basal cell carcinoma of anterior chest wall reveals metastasis to lungs: A case report

Clin Case Rep. 2022 Feb 3;10(2):e05421. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.5421. eCollection 2022 Feb.

Abstract

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common cutaneous malignancy in the world, and the incidence of pulmonary metastasis is exceedingly rare. We present a case of middle-aged male with findings consistent with BCC with metastasis to the lungs managed with surgical resection and the use of targeted therapy using the hedgehog pathway inhibitor with improvement.

Keywords: basal cell carcinoma; lung metastasis; pathology.

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  • Case Reports