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Enlarged left nipple. Clinical appearance of BCC on the left nipple. Erosion on the surface represents the biopsy site.
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The areola was uninvolved (Figure 1).
Basal cell carcinoma. Small islands of basaloid cells with peripheral palisading, showing connections with the overlying epidermis (HEX100).
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A punch biopsy from the left nipple was performed and the histopathological examination revealed a mixed histological pattern of BCC composed of superficial and micronodular types (Figure 2).