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Signs and Symptoms


Basal cell carcinoma occurs most often on the head and neck, but it can affect any area. The most common sign is a pink, translucent, and/or pearly looking papule that frequently has small blood vessels running through it. These lesions bleed and scab easily, and as they grow larger, they do not "heal."

BCC can be pigmented (dark), particularly in darker-skinned individuals. In these cases, the tumors resemble non-pigmented lesions, except they are brown instead o...Read the full article