ICD-11 classes
14 Diseases of the skin
Malignant neoplasms involving the skin
Malignant neoplasms of skin
2C32 — Basal cell carcinoma of skin
2C32.0 — Nodular basal cell carcinoma of skin
ICD-11 2C32.0 — Nodular basal cell carcinoma of skin
This is the most common form of basal cell carcinoma and is typically located on the head or neck. It starts as a small translucent nodule which will frequently necrose and ulcerate as it enlarges. Telangiectatic blood vessels can often be detected just under the tumour surface. A minority may be pigmented and give rise to difficulty in distinguishing them from melanoma.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
It has no clarifying diagnoses.
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere: