The commonest clinical pattern of basal cell carcinoma is -

• Locally invasive carcinoma, arises from the basal layer of the epidermis • MC type of skin cancer • 90% of BCC are seen in the face, above a line from the corner of mouth to lobule of ear. • MC site: Nose >Inner canthus of the eye, also known as Tear cancer. Types of BCC • Nodular: MC type of BCC, characterized by small slow growing pearly nodules, often with telengiectatic vessels on its surface. Central depression with umbilication is a classic sign. • Pigmented: Mimic malignant melanoma • Cystic • Superficial