Page views in 2021: 111,791 Show Page views in 2022 to date: 105,378 Cite this page: Kalmykova A, McKee PH. Basal cell carcinoma. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/skintumornonmelanocyticbcc.html. Accessed October 11th, 2022. Definition / general
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Clinical images Contributed by Sergiy Vasylenko, M.D., Bohdan Lytvynenko, M.D. and Arghya Banerjee, M.D.
Nodular BCC
Ulcerative BCC
Pigmented, ulcerated BCC
Superficial BCC
Pigmented BCC
Infiltrative BCC Gross description
Frozen section description
Microscopic (histologic) description Common variants (Calonje: McKee's Pathology of the Skin, 5th Edition, 2019)
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Microscopic (histologic) images Contributed by Antonina Kalmykova, M.D., Phillip H. McKee, M.D., Sate Hamza, M.D., Eduardo Calonje, M.D.,
Nodular BCC
Nodular BCC
Nodulocystic BCC
Pigmented BCC
Ulcerative BCC
Superficial BCC
Adenoid BCC
Infiltrative BCC
Morpheaform BCC
Keloidal BCC
Micronodular BCC
Keratotic BCC
Granular cell BCC
BCC with matricial differentiation
Clear cell BCC
Basosquamous carcinoma
BCC with thickened basement membrane
Basomelanocytic tumor
Basomelanocytic tumor: AE1 / AE3
Basomelanocytic tumor: melanA
Metaplastic BCC
Metaplastic BCC
Metaplastic BCC: BerEP4
Metaplastic BCC: SMA
Fibroepithelial BCC (Pinkus tumor)
Rippled pattern BCC
Rippled pattern BCC: p63
Rippled pattern BCC: CK8/18
Rippled pattern BCC: BerEP4 Cytology description
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Videos
BCC discussed by Dr. Jerad Gardner
Malignant keratinocytic neoplasms discussed by Dr. Clay J. Cockerell Sample pathology report
Differential diagnosis
Board review style question #1
This image comes from a tumor on the face of an elderly patient. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Board review style question #2
This image comes from the head of an elderly patient. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Back to top What is the difference between basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma?Basal cell carcinoma most commonly appears as a pearly white, dome-shaped papule with prominent telangiectatic surface vessels. Squamous cell carcinoma most commonly appears as a firm, smooth, or hyperkeratotic papule or plaque, often with central ulceration.
What is the difference between squamous cell and basal cell?Basal cells: These cells are in the lower part of the epidermis, called the basal cell layer. These cells constantly divide to form new cells to replace the squamous cells that wear off the skin's surface. As these cells move up in the epidermis, they get flatter, eventually becoming squamous cells.
What is the histology of basal cell carcinoma?The most common histological type is nodular BCC with solid, well-bordered, irregular, lobulated tumor nests of various sizes surrounded by dense stroma with numerous fibroblasts and mucinous material, mostly hyaluronic acid. Typical for this type is empty peritumoral cleft due to retraction of the stroma (Fig.
Is basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma more serious?Though not as common as basal cell (about one million new cases a year), squamous cell is more serious because it is likely to spread (metastasize). Treated early, the cure rate is over 90%, but metastases occur in 1%–5% of cases.
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