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Clinical and histopathological profile of basal cell carcinoma in a population from Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil

2012; Elsevier BV; Volume: 87; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0365-05962012000400030

1806-4841

Letícia P. Peres, Joana Zulian Fiorentin, Tamise da Silva Baptista, Deborah Grisolia Fuzina, Luiz Felipe de Oliveira Blanco,

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Basal cell carcinoma is a local, invasive epidermal neoplasia, the most common type of which is nodular basal cell carcinoma. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the occurrence of basal cell carcinoma, characterizing its distribution in accordance with patients' age, gender, the site of the lesion and its histopathological characteristics. Anatomopathology reports of cases of basal cell carcinoma diagnosed in Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil between June 2005 and June 2007 were analyzed. A descriptive, observational, cross-sectional study was conducted. The majority of patients were females over 40 years of age. Most of the tumors were of the nodular type and were situated on the face. There was ulceration in 27.5%, infiltration in 24.5% and invasion of the deep dermis in 61.8%. Local data must be evaluated in order to emphasize the importance of early diagnosis.