Skin ulcers in basal cell carcinoma.

This video tells us about the pathology of basal cell carcinoma, its types, its clinical and morphological features, its location and the aetiology of this skin pathology. Basal cell carcinoma is a type of skin cancer. Basal cell carcinoma begins in the basal cells — a type of cell within the skin that produces new skin cells as old ones die off. Basal cell carcinoma often appears as a slightly transparent bump on the skin. TIMELINE: 0:12 Introduction 0:35 Patient with basal cell carcinoma 0:50 Clinical manifestation 1:10 Morphology of BCC 1:30 Location 1:40 Types of BCC 1:41 Nodular type 1:49 Pigmented type 2:10 Superficial type 2:28 Sclerosing type 2:50 Fibroepithelial type 3:01 End