Tıp Fakültesi / Faculty of Medicine
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Item Giant Basal Cell Carcinoma Causing Axillary Contracture: A Case Report of an Unusual Localization of an Advanced Case(2023) Albayati, Abbas; Ozkan, Burak; Tepeoglu, Merih; Uysal, Cagri A.; 0000-0003-2806-3006; 0000-0003-3093-8369; 0000-0001-6236-0050; 38061706; AAC-3344-2021Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common type of non-melanoma skin cancer. Although BCC arises most commonly in sun-exposed areas of the body, such as the head and neck, it infrequently can be seen in sun-protected parts as well. Axilla is one of the least encountered areas of BCC. Delay in the diagnosis or management alongside negligence of the patient can lead to a tumor reaching a giant size. We report a case of giant axillary BCC in a 59-years old female patient with no known risk factors for skin cancers. The tumor was excised with wide margins, and the tissue defect was reconstructed with latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap. A 3-year follow-up did not show any sign of recurrence or metastasis.