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Question 42#

In relation to basal cell carcinoma:

A. Metastasis never occurs
B. Is the most commonly occuring cancer of the lower lip
C. A 4mm margin on the face gives a cure rate of greater than 90%
D. Are never pigmented
E. Are familial in Gordon’s syndrome

Correct Answer is C

Comment:

A 4mm margin on the face gives a cure rate of greater than 90%. Metastasis is extremely rare, but reported. The commonest lower lip tumour is squamous carcinoma. Pigmented BCCs are a well-recognised subtype. BCCs are familial in Gorlin’s syndrome as an autosomal dominant trait, although up to a third are de novo mutations.