A Case Report: Post excision defect of BCC on Lateral Chest Wall repaired by Limberg flap

Dr. Shikha Bansal; Dr Rajesh Rathore; Dr Amit Bagra

Volume : VIII, Issue : III, March - 2019

A Case Report: Post excision defect of BCC on Lateral Chest Wall repaired by Limberg flap

Dr. Shikha Bansal, Dr Rajesh Rathore, Dr Amit Bagra

Abstract :

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) commonly known as rodent ulcer is one of the most common types of cutaneous cancers globally. The most common location of BCC is the face and almost 80% of the cases happen above the line joining the angle of the mouth to the ear lobule. More than two–thirds of BCC cases are found to occur on sun–exposed areas of the body, rest occurring on areas of the body not exposed to sunlight, thus highlighting the genetic susceptibility of basal–cell cancer. In this paper, we are summarizing a case of a rare site of BCC with the review of literature in a 49–year–old male patient who presented with a lesion over the right side chest wall. A tentative diagnosis of BCC was made and the patient underwent an excision biopsy followed by Limberg flap. Histopathology report confirmed that it was a case of a rare variant of BCC