Basal cell carcinoma arising from the epidermoid cyst

Abstract

Basal cell carcinoma and epidermoid cysts are common skin afflictions that arise in the epidermis and hair follicles of the skin. Only a small number of cases have been reported in which a basal cell carcinoma has arisen within an epidermoid cyst. We present the clinical features of this unusual condition in this report and believe that the information will prove useful to researchers of basal cell carcinoma.