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Basal Cell Carcinoma Metastatic to Cervical Lymph Nodes and Lungs

Presented by:	Dermatology Online Journal / J Scott Boswell MD, Marshall S Flam MD, David N Tashjian MD and Tai-Po Tschang MD
Summary points:	A 62-year-old presents with an asymptomatic, small, hard nodule at the base of the right neck at the junction of the cervical and supraclavicular regions 4 years after completing chemoradiation for metastatic thyroid carcinoma. This case describes the patient's history, the initial diagnostic investigations, treatment, and outcome, and includes a microscopic image. The authors discuss the diagnostic criteria for metastatic basal cell carcinoma and possible risk factors.
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