Gorlin-Goltz syndrome.

Background: Gorlin-Goltz syndrome is an autosomal dominant inherited disorder characterized by a predisposition to various cancers. Clinicopathological findings of syndrome are very diverse and many symptoms begin to manifest in a certain period of life.

Case: The authors describe a case report of a man who, at the age of 34 years, presented to a dermatologist with multiple tumor lesions of the skin.

Malignant Melanomas of the Skin Arising on the Feet.

Background: Cutaneous melanoma frequently develops on the lower limbs, but rarely on the feet, in people with light skin. By contrast, the feet are one of the most frequently affected sites in people with dark skin. This study assessed the prevalence and clinico-pathological findings of biopsy-proven skin melanomas that were diagnosed over 11 years.

Non-melanoma Skin Cancer - a Clinicopathological Study of Patients with Basal Cell Carcinoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Background: Non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is the most common malignancy in Caucasians. It mainly includes two major keratinocyte tumors - basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). The objective of the study was to analyze and compare the clinicopathological differences between patients with BCC and SCC of the skin.

Basal Cell Carcinoma Multiplicity - a Retrospective Analysis of 899 Biopsy-proven Patients from a Single Institute.

Background: An interesting clinical feature of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) of the skin is a marked interpatient variation in tumor number, lesion accrual and anatomic distribution. We analyzed a proportion of patients with multiple BCCs in the cohort of pathology report-confirmed cases of BCC and investigated clinicopathological differences between individuals suffering from multiple tumor lesions and patients with a single tumor.

Material And Methods: All consecutive patients with primary cutaneous BCCs, who were histologically diagnosed at our Department of Pathology during a 10-year period were enrolled into the study.

Investigation of P120catenin Expression in Human Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Skin.

Background: P120(ctn) is a specific membranous adhesion protein, that maintains the stability of intercellular junctions. An altered expression of p120(ctn), either reduced in the cell membrane or increase in the cytoplasm, plays a crucial role in carcinogenesis. No research has analysed the expression of p120(ctn) in basal cell carcinoma (BCC) of the skin so far.