Basal cell carcinoma originating from a nevus sebaceus on the scalp of a 7-year-old boy

J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2001 May;23(4):247-9. doi: 10.1097/00043426-200105000-00014.

Abstract

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) occurs rarely in children and is most often associated with an underlying condition that predisposes patients to the development of malignancy. There have been numerous reports of BCC developing after puberty in nevus sebaceus; however, such occurrences have rarely been described in children. We report a 7-year-old boy with BCC forming in a nevus sebaceus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Alopecia / etiology
  • Carcinoma, Basal Cell / diagnosis
  • Carcinoma, Basal Cell / etiology*
  • Carcinoma, Basal Cell / pathology
  • Child
  • Diagnostic Errors
  • Hamartoma / congenital
  • Hamartoma / pathology*
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms / etiology*
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Precancerous Conditions / congenital
  • Precancerous Conditions / pathology*
  • Scalp / pathology*
  • Scalp Dermatoses / congenital
  • Scalp Dermatoses / pathology*
  • Sebaceous Gland Diseases / congenital
  • Sebaceous Gland Diseases / pathology*
  • Skin Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Skin Neoplasms / etiology*
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology