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Basal cell carcinoma historical perspective
Introduction
Overview
Overview
In 1827, Jacob Arthur, reported the “rodent ulcer“. In 1900, Edmund Krompecher, identified the histological features as an epithelial carcinoma.
Basal Cell Carcinoma Historical Perspective
Basal Cell Carcinoma Historical Perspective
- In 1827, Jacob Arthur, an Irish ophthalmologist, reported a cutaneous difficult-to-eradicate lesion. He coined the term “rodent ulcer“. Rodent ulcers are now known as an ulcerating basal cell carcinoma.[1]
- In 1900, Edmund Krompecher, a German physician, identified the features of the rodent ulcer as an epithelial carcinoma.[1]
- The number of cases of basal cell carcinoma doubled between 1970 and 1986.[1]
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