TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 115. Basal Cell Carcinoma A1 - Carucci, John A. A1 - Leffell, David J. A1 - Pettersen, Julia S. A2 - Goldsmith, Lowell A. A2 - Katz, Stephen I. A2 - Gilchrest, Barbara A. A2 - Paller, Amy S. A2 - Leffell, David J. A2 - Wolff, Klaus PY - 2012 T2 - Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, 8e AB - |PrintBasal Cell Carcinoma at a GlanceMost common cancer in humans.Caused by exposure to ultraviolet light; associated with PTCH gene mutation in many cases.Incidence increasing in younger populations.Locally destructive.Treated by surgical excision, electrodesiccation and curettage, Mohs micrographic surgery, and occasionally irradiation. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/18 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56059410 ER -