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A Pigmented Scalp Lesion

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Clinical Cases in Scalp Disorders

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Basal cell carcinoma is the most frequent malignant neoplasm in white-skinned individuals. It develops in different body areas, including in the scalp, which is a unique anatomical region due to the high number of pilosebaceous follicles; the scalp is protected from UV exposure, a main risk factor for basal cell carcinoma development. Moreover, scalp basal cell carcinoma has been described as more aggressive and difficult to treat than other forms of basal cell carcinoma. Even though it is not yet clear whether scalp basal cell carcinomas represent a different entity, it seems important to give them special attention due to their potential aggressiveness, invasion capacities, tendency to relapse, and treatment difficulties.

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  1. Department of Dermatology and Venerology, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt

    Amr Mohammad Ammar & Shady M. Ibrahim

  2. Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical Research and Clinical Studies Institute, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt

    Mohamed L. Elsaie

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  1. Dermatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

    Anna Waśkiel-Burnat

  2. Dermatology, Marconi University, Rome, Roma, Italy

    Roxanna Sadoughifar

  3. Dermatology, Marconi University, Rome, Roma, Italy

    Torello M. Lotti

  4. Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warszawa, Poland

    Lidia Rudnicka

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Ammar, A.M., Ibrahim, S.M., Elsaie, M.L. (2022). A Pigmented Scalp Lesion. In: Waśkiel-Burnat, A., Sadoughifar, R., Lotti, T.M., Rudnicka, L. (eds) Clinical Cases in Scalp Disorders. Clinical Cases in Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93426-2_58

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