Basal cell carcinoma is the most common skin cancer in the Caucasian population. The cancer arises in sun exposed areas of the skin. The incidence of morbidity is high and it is still growing. The metastatic rate is low, but the enlarging tumor may cause severe tissue disfigurement and a poor cosmetic outcome. The diagnosis is usually clinical but there are many subtypes of this carcinoma and c...

Background & Objectives:  CD10 is a cell surface enzyme with metalloendopeptidase activity, also known as Common Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia Antigen, which mainly serves as a marker for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). To date and to the best of our knowledge, only few comparative immunohistochemical studies have assessed CD10 expression in cutaneous epithelial neoplasms. Our goal was to d...

Most ductal breast carcinoma cells are weakly invasive in vitro and in vivo, suggesting that components of their microenvironment may facilitate a transition from in situ to invasive stages during progression. Here, we report that coculture of mammary fibroblasts specifically triggers invasive behavior in basal-type breast cancer cells through a ligand independent mechanism. When cultured alone...

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common type of skin cancer (75% to 80%) and the most common of all cancers (more than one out of every three new cancers). Seventy to eighty percent of BBC occurs in the head and neck region, followed by the trunk (about 25%), and penis, vulva, or perianal skin (about 5%). It is more common in light-skinned individuals (type 1 or type 2 skin) with a family...

A. Environmental factors 1. Non-Ionizing Radiation – Ultraviolet (UVA & UVB) Two wavelength “types” of UV reach the earth’s surface – UVA (320-400nm) and UVB (290-320nm). Most of the UVB and all UVC are filtered by stratospheric ozone. UVA was initially thought to be noncarcinogenic, but is now thought to be a potent co-carcinogen with UVB. Recently, high dose UVA (as found in tanning beds) has...

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common non-melanoma skin cancer. Exposure to ultraviolet light is an important risk factor for BCC development and the disorder therefore develops commonly on body areas that are more exposed to sunlight, such as the face and neck. It is uncommon in the closed area of the body and quite rare in the perianal and genital regions. Herein, we report a 34-year-...

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Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is a low-grade malignancy of basal keratinocytes, the cells responsible for epidermis formation. Melanocytes are seen between the keratinocytes, but they are not responsible for this tumor type. The etiology is multifactorial, related to ultraviolet sun exposure, radiation, and immunosuppression, among other factors. This is one of the most common cancers in humans. T...