Basal cell carcinoma of the scalp x Frontal fibrosing alopecia: diagnostic and therapeutic challenge
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Fibrosing frontal alopecia, Basal cell carcinoma, Scarring alopecia, Mohs micrographic surgeryAbstract
BCC is considered the most common neoplasia in the world, it can appear throughout the body including the scalp. Frontal fibrosing alopecia is a primary scarring alopecia, variant of lichen planopilaris. The association between the two pathologies has not been previously reported in the literature. In this case it is presented a brazilian female patient complaining of hair loss, with histopathological diagnosis of AFF and scalp BCC. The distinction of tumor margins for neoplastic excision is complex only by dermoscopy and physical examination, due to areas of common atrophy. So Mohs micrographic surgery was chosen for histopathological delimitation of margins.
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