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Basal Cell Carcinoma

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A 65 year old Latino male presents with a 2 year history of an enlarging growth on his right temple. The growth is tender and has been bleeding. He is a farmer. He wears a hat when working outside.

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  1. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

    Laura K. Ibeto BS, MS

  2. Montgomery Dermatology, 4712 Berry Boulevard, Montgomery, AL, 36106, USA

    Porcia B. Love MD

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  1. Montgomery Dermatology, PC, Montgomery, Alabama, USA

    Porcia B. Love

  2. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Roopal V. Kundu

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Ibeto, L.K., Love, P.B. (2016). Basal Cell Carcinoma. In: Love, P., Kundu, R. (eds) Clinical Cases in Skin of Color. Clinical Cases in Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23615-5_7

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