2012-12-20
Basal Cell Carcinoma in The Netherlands
Publication
Publication
Het basaalcelcarcinoom in Nederland
There are many different cutaneous malignancies, but malignant melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and basal cell carcinoma (BCC) represent approximately 98% of all skin cancers.In literature, these three skin cancers are often divided into melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancers (NMSC; including BCC and SCC). However NMSC can be considered a misnomer, as there are many other rare cutaneous malignancies that are not a melanoma. A more appropriate term to classify BCC and SCC together could be keratinocyte carcinoma (KC) as they both arise from keratinocytes. Melanoma is the least common (about 11% of all skin cancers) but one of the most deadly types of skin cancer and develops from melanocytes. BCC is the most common skin cancer (approximately 70% of all skin cancers) and also the least dangerous of the three. However, substantial morbidity and cosmetic disfigurement can occur (figure 1), because around 80% of the BCCs are located within the chronically to the sun-exposed head and neck region. The studies presented in this thesis primarily focus on BCC.
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| Financial support for the printing of this thesis was generously provided by Galderma, J.E. Jurriaanse Stichting, Abbott, Astellas, Pfi zer BV, Leo Pharma BV, Bauerfeind Benelux BV, Louis Widmer, Janssen-Cilag, Fagron, Eucerin, Integraal Kankercentrum Zuid and ZonMw. | |
| H.A.M. Neumann (Martino) , T.E.C. Nijsten (Tamar) | |
| Erasmus University Rotterdam | |
| hdl.handle.net/1765/38167 | |
| Organisation | Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam |
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Flohil, S. (2012, December 20). Basal Cell Carcinoma in The Netherlands. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/38167 |
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