Basal cell carcinoma arising in a cleft lip repair scar

Mandy Warthan Wright; Rebecca A. McCarthy; Erica Bujol Kelly; Steven T. Wright; Richard F. Wagner

doi:10.1046/j.1524-4725.2001.00181.x

Basal cell carcinoma arising in a cleft lip repair scar

Mandy Warthan Wright, Rebecca A. McCarthy, Erica Bujol Kelly, Steven T. Wright, Richard F. Wagner

Dermatology

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BACKGROUND. A case of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) developing in the repair scar of a cleft lip is presented. OBJECTIVE. Primary BCCs arising in surgical scars are very rare and no known reported cases exist of a BCC developing in a surgically repaired cleft lip scar. METHODS. A 69-year-old white man presented with a 5 mm primary BCC on his upper lip at the site of his cleft lip repair scar. The diagnosis was made by a tangential biopsy that showed an ulcerated BCC. RESULTS. Review of the medical literature indicates that a scar may be an independent risk factor for developing BCC. CONCLUSION. BCC may rarely arise in a cleft lip repair scar.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	195-197
Number of pages	3
Journal	Dermatologic Surgery
Volume	27
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1524-4725.2001.00181.x
State	Published - 2001

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