Basal Cell Carcinoma with Matrical Differentiation.
10.3349/ymj.2003.44.3.523
- Author:
Se Hoon KIM
1
;
Min Geol LEE
;
Kwang Gil LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Pathology, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, 162 Ilsan-dong, Wonju, Kangwon-do 220-701, Korea. kwanggil@wonju.yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report ; Review
- Keywords:
Basal cell carcinoma;
matrical differentiation;
shadow cells
- MeSH:
*Arm;
Carcinoma, Basal Cell/*pathology;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Human;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Skin Neoplasms/*pathology
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
2003;44(3):523-525
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) may exhibit diverse differentiation. In BCC with matrical differentiation, islands of shadow cells, which are characteristic of a pilomatricoma, are located within the tumor. This is an extremely rare variant and to our knowledge, only two review articles and one case report have been published. We recently experienced a case of BCC with matrical differentiation in a 45-year-old Caucasian male. This tumor should be differentially diagnosed from other tumors, particularly a pilomatricoma and pilomatrix carcinoma.
