OBJECTIVES Basosquamous carcinoma (BSC) is a rare tumor entity, and the most common onset is in the head and neck region (BSC-HN). The data on diagnosis, treatment, and especially risk assessment concerning disease course and outcome are deficient or inconsistent. This study aimed to evaluate risk factors for local relapse (LR) and lymph node metastasis (LNM) and their impact on progression-fre...

BACKGROUND/AIM Tumor angiogenesis has been the subject of intensive research in recent years in many tumor types. Studies involving epithelial skin tumors are few to date. We evaluated tumor angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis in cancerous and pre-cancerous lesions of the eyelids using immunohistochemical techniques. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study included 147 formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedde...

Background: Basosquamous carcinoma (BSC) is a rare non-melanoma skin cancer, considered to be a subtype of basal cell carcinoma (BCC). BSC often produces distant metastases with a higher risk of recurrence than that of BCC which is not commonly found in the lip. Case Report: A 57-year-old white female patient presented an ulcer on her lower lip that had an ongoing development for over six month...

BACKGROUND Skin cancer is the most common malignancy in the white population worldwide. In Brazil, the National Cancer Institute (INCA) estimates that in 2010 there will be 119,780 and 5,930 new cases of non-melanoma skin cancer and melanoma, respectively. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of a mobile unit in the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancer in several poor regions of Braz...