Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Ala Nasi in Anoculo-Cutaneous Albino: A Case Report
Abstract
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common nonmelanocytic eye lid tumour worldwide.1 The nose and eyelids are common sites of occurrence of basal cell carcinoma which is a locally invasive skin tumour.1,2 Among Nigerian albinos, BCC is the second most common skin cancer after squamous cell carcinoma.3,4 BCC of the nose is important to ophthalmologists because of its local invasiveness and proximity to the eye lid, there is a possibility of spread to the eye lid, orbital soft tissue and orbital bones.1,2
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