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Pigmented Basal-Cell Epithelioma: A Comparison of Its Incidence and Characteristics in the Latin-American and Anglo-American Populations

Pigmented Basal-Cell Epithelioma: A Comparison of Its Incidence and Characteristics in the... Abstract Pigmented basal-cell epithelioma (or carcinoma) has been recognized for many years and has been the subject of numerous case reports and a few more extensive articles. The subject has been especially well presented in the American literature by Eller and Anderson,1 and more recently by Cipollaro, Sachs, and Brodey.2 In our experience in the Southwest, where epithelioma is extremely common, we have found pigmented basal-cell epithelioma not at all rare. Dealing with a population which is at least 50% Latin-American, which means a mixture of Indian, Spanish, Anglo-Saxon, and other strains, we have been impressed with the extreme pigmentation sometimes found in basal-cell tumors and with the occasional complete lack of clinical characteristics of basal-cell epithelioma in these cases. In such cases it is sometimes impossible to distinguish the lesion clinically from malignant melanoma. We felt that it might be of interest to review the records of a dermatological practice (Smith and Garrett) and ascertain how common pigmented basal-cell epithelioma has been, what forms it has assumed, and to compare the incidence of this type of tumor in the darker Latin-American skins with that in the lighter skins of so-called "Anglos." We have studied the case records References 1. Eller, J. J., and Anderson, N. P.: Basal Cell Epitheliomas with Excessive Pigment Formation , Arch. Dermat. & Syph. 27:277 ( (Feb.) ) 1933. 2. Cipollaro, A. C.; Sachs, W., and Brodey, A.: Pigmented Basal Cell Epithelioma , New York J. Med. 48:1931-1936 ( (Sept. 1) ) 1948. 3. Becker, S. W.: Pigmented Epitheliomas , Arch. Dermat. & Syph. 27:981, 1933. 4. Becker, S. W.: Special Communications , New York Academy of Science, No. (4) , p. 82, 1948. 5. Ormsby, O. S., and Montgomery, H.: Diseases of the Skin , Philadelphia, Lea & Febiger, 1948, p. 823. 6. Allen, A. C.: The Skin , The C. V. Mosby Company, St. Louis, 1955, p. 796. 7. Weidman, Fred: quoted by Cipollaro, Sachs, and Brodey.2 8. Netherton, E. W.: Case Report, Central States Dermatological Association , Arch. Dermat. & Syph. 37:319 ( (Feb.) ) 1938. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png A.M.A. Archives of Dermatology American Medical Association

Pigmented Basal-Cell Epithelioma: A Comparison of Its Incidence and Characteristics in the Latin-American and Anglo-American Populations

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Abstract Pigmented basal-cell epithelioma (or carcinoma) has been recognized for many years and has been the subject of numerous case reports and a few more extensive articles. The subject has been especially well presented in the American literature by Eller and Anderson,1 and more recently by Cipollaro, Sachs, and Brodey.2 In our experience in the Southwest, where epithelioma is extremely common, we have found pigmented basal-cell epithelioma not at all rare. Dealing with a population which is at least 50% Latin-American, which means a mixture of Indian, Spanish, Anglo-Saxon, and other strains, we have been impressed with the extreme pigmentation sometimes found in basal-cell tumors and with the occasional complete lack of clinical characteristics of basal-cell epithelioma in these cases. In such cases it is sometimes impossible to distinguish the lesion clinically from malignant melanoma. We felt that it might be of interest to review the records of a dermatological practice (Smith and Garrett) and ascertain how common pigmented basal-cell epithelioma has been, what forms it has assumed, and to compare the incidence of this type of tumor in the darker Latin-American skins with that in the lighter skins of so-called "Anglos." We have studied the case records References 1. Eller, J. J., and Anderson, N. P.: Basal Cell Epitheliomas with Excessive Pigment Formation , Arch. Dermat. & Syph. 27:277 ( (Feb.) ) 1933. 2. Cipollaro, A. C.; Sachs, W., and Brodey, A.: Pigmented Basal Cell Epithelioma , New York J. Med. 48:1931-1936 ( (Sept. 1) ) 1948. 3. Becker, S. W.: Pigmented Epitheliomas , Arch. Dermat. & Syph. 27:981, 1933. 4. Becker, S. W.: Special Communications , New York Academy of Science, No. (4) , p. 82, 1948. 5. Ormsby, O. S., and Montgomery, H.: Diseases of the Skin , Philadelphia, Lea & Febiger, 1948, p. 823. 6. Allen, A. C.: The Skin , The C. V. Mosby Company, St. Louis, 1955, p. 796. 7. Weidman, Fred: quoted by Cipollaro, Sachs, and Brodey.2 8. Netherton, E. W.: Case Report, Central States Dermatological Association , Arch. Dermat. & Syph. 37:319 ( (Feb.) ) 1938.

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A.M.A. Archives of Dermatology – American Medical Association

Published: Jan 1, 1960

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