Basal cell carcinoma arising from nasal piercing: Cause or coincidence

An ear‐piercing melanoma in situ

“…Clinically, for patients with cutaneous malignancies, regular surveillance is pivotal for early detection of recurrence but a piercing can pose a challenge to clinical assessment. BCC has been reported invading down piercing tracts in the ear and nose 4–6 . Similarly, melanoma may extend within or around piercing tracts.…”

“…BCC has been reported invading down piercing tracts in the ear and nose. [4][5][6] Similarly, melanoma may extend within or around piercing tracts.…”

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“…In fact, there are no documented reports of piercings elsewhere on the body correlating with squamous cell cancer. The few cases of piercing‐associated cancer that exist in the literature report findings of basal cell carcinoma with the ear and nose [3–5].…”