BASAL CELL CARCINOMA By: Benjamin Roa & Jessica Sizemore

CHIEF COMPLAINT Sex: Female Age: 23 years old Occupation: Swim suite model -Sore/itchy bump on back of neck and face

PHYSICAL EXAMINATION Bumps look like infected moles and are red, swollen, rough at the surface and positive tenderness on palpation Vital signs: BP = 116/74, Temperature = 99.8, Pulse = 62, Respiratory rate = 14

HISTORY Her mother is 54, she has blonde hair and a light skin tone, suffers from obesity and has a history of high blood pressure, diabetes, breast cancer, and thyroid problems Her farther is 56, he has blonde hair and blue eyes, and of normal weight and has a history of heart disease and high blood pressure. She has no major medical history but she spends most of her time out in the sun and has a light skin tone

DIAGNOSIS The doctors also considered that the patient could have had melanoma, a staph infection or an infected insect bite Blood test Skin biopsy

CAUSES Direct contact of UV rays to the skin - The patient has a fair skin tone and likes to lay out by the sun and in tanning beds

PREVENTION/TREATMENT Stay out of the sun and apply sun screen  Mohs Micrographic Surgery  Radiation Surgery  the Excisional Surgery  Medication called Imiquimod

REFERENCES Bartholomew, Edwin, Nath, Judi, Martini, Frederic, 2012, Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 2014, Mayo Clinic, 2014, Skin Cancer Foundation, 2014, Cancer Research UK, 2014, cancer Cox, John, Harding, Marry, Kenny, Tim, 2014, does-UV-cause-skin-cancer