DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2019.v07i11.048

Pages: 3718-3723

Introduction: Basal cell carcinoma is the most common skin malignancy worldwide with a predilection towards sun exposed areas especially head and neck areas. It is a slow growing tumour with propensity for local invasion, however metastasis is seldom seen. The histopathological variants seen in BCC are nodular, micronodular, cystic, superficial, pigmented, adenoid, infiltrating, sclerosing, keratotic, infundibulocystic, metatypical, basosquamous etc. Aim: The aim was to study morphological spectrum of BCC cases in a tertiary care hospital in southern region of New Delhi. Materials and Methods: This study was a retrospective analysis in which nine cases of BCCs were included. Result: The mean age of presentation was 68.4 years. There was female preponderance (77%). Face was the most common location (88%) with cheek being the commonest and the ulceration was the most common clinical presentation (66.6%). Among the nine cases of BCC’s, 33.3% were solid, 22.2% were each of basosquamous and adenoid variant,11.1% each of pigmented and fibroepithelioma of Pinkus each. Conclusion: Histopathological evaluation is one of the most valuable means of diagnosis in case of BCCs and can be done by correlating clinical presentation with pathological features.