WHAT DOES BASAL CELL CARCINOMA (BCC) LOOK LIKE?

Basal cell carcinoma appears as a change in the skin, such as a growth or a sore that won’t heal. These changes in the skin (lesions) usually have one of the following characteristics:

  • Pink or skin-coloured nodule, which is firm, translucent, often with a pearly raised border. The bump may also have small blood vessels on the surface, giving it its pink colour. It is often confused with a mole.
  • A growth of either a pimple or a sore that bleeds, crusts over and reappears or does not heal within four weeks.
  • A small patch of scaly skin, resembling a rash, often seen on the trunk or limbs.
  • A patch of skin that resembles a scarred area that is white, yellow or waxy with poorly defined borders.

 

Images of BCC

 

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC)
Nodular BCC
Nodular BCC
Morphia BCC
Morphia BCC
Basisquamous BCC
Superficial BCC
Nodular BCC
Nodular BCC
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC)

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