This skin cancer, a basal cell carcinoma, is 5 to 6 centimeters
across, red (erythematous), with well defined (demarcated) borders
and sprinkled brown pigment along the margins. This cancer is
located on the person's back.
Review Date: 02/05/2008
Reviewed By: Kevin Berman, MD, PhD, Associate, Atlanta Center for Dermatologic
Disease, Atlanta, GA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare
Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director,
A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
