Basal Cell Carcinoma Arising in a Cleft Lip Repair Scar |
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| Authors: | Mandy Warthan Wright BA Rebecca A. McCarthy MD Erica Bujol Kelly MD Steven T. Wright BA Richard F. Wagner MD |
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| Affiliation: | University of Texas Medical Branch, Department of Dermatology, Galveston, Texas 77555-0783, USA. |
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| Abstract: | 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. |
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