Giant cell temporal arteritis associated with overlying basal cell carcinoma: co-incidence or connection?

Giant cell temporal arteritis associated with overlying basal cell carcinoma: co-incidence or connection?

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Giant cell arteritis is a granulomatous vasculitis of large and medium sized arteries manifesting as temporal arteritis and/or polymyalgia rheumatica.The histological assessment Kelp of temporal artery biopsies is frequently encountered in anatomical pathology and has important diagnostic consequences in 3 Pc. Sectional patients clinically suspected of having giant cell arteritis.We present an intriguing case of giant cell arteritis associated with a Basal cell carcinoma and discuss the ongoing controversy pertaining to the association of giant cell arteritis/polymyalgia rheumatica with malignancy.