TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Basal Cell Carcinoma A1 - Shashank, Arridh A1 - Guminski, Alexander D. A1 - Abu Alrub, Nada K. A. A1 - Scolyer, Richard A. A1 - Damian, Diona L. A1 - Thompson, John F. A2 - Morita, Shane Y. A2 - Balch, Charles M. A2 - Klimberg, V. Suzanne A2 - Pawlik, Timothy M. A2 - Posner, Mitchell C. A2 - Tanabe, Kenneth K. PY - 2018 T2 - Textbook of Complex General Surgical Oncology AB - Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common malignancy afflicting mankind. Sometimes referred to as a rodent ulcer, the tumor was recognized by the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans in ancient times.1 In 1827, Arthur Jacob provided the first detailed clinical definition of BCC in a publication titled "Observations respecting an ulcer of peculiar character, which attacks the eye-lids and other parts of the face."2 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/07 UR - hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145756411 ER -