Rippled-Pattern Basal Cell Carcinoma: A Rare High-Risk Histological Subtype

DOI 10.5281/zenodo.6459822

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Elver AA et al. Rippled-Pattern Basal Cell Carcinoma: A Rare High-Risk Histological Subtype. Am J Med Surg. April 2022; 7(3). 55-58

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ABSTRACT: Rippled-pattern is a rare histologic subtype of basal cell carcinoma (BCC). The risk of recurrence associated with this lesion has not been well characterized. This case report discusses a patient with rippled-pattern BCC that occurred in the location where a lesion was previously excised five years earlier suggesting recurrence. Pathology revealed invasive BCC and rippled-pattern histology. Rippled-pattern should be considered a high-risk histologic subtype, and wide surgical margins should be obtained to decrease the risk of recurrence.

 

KEY WORDS: Rippled-Pattern, Carcinoma, Histological Subtype