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In the cases we identified in the literature, patients presented with massive primary lesions on the trunk that had been present for years and that were often still present at the time of diagnosis. Additionally, histology of distant metastatic lesions typically reveals aggressive subtypes. Herein, we report a case of mBCC in a patient with a history of BCC involving the cheek; the lesion was excised more than 10 years ago. He was referred to our institution for acutely worsening back pain and multifocal neurologic deficits. Clinical symptoms and radiographic findings demonstrated isolated bone involvement, with multiple lytic bone lesions and spinal cord compression noted on imaging studies. Biopsy revealed nests of small basaloid cells with peripheral palisading and immunohistochemical staining consistent with the unexpected diagnosis of mBCC, nodular subtype. 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