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Benjamin Chong

Diagnosis

carcinoma, basal cell

Body Site

forearm

Age

75 years

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A 75-year-old woman developed a pearly papule on the left side of her forehead.

Description

A skin biopsy showed an infiltrating dermal tumors containing proliferating atypical basal cells with uniform oval dark nuclei and minimal cytoplasm. The surrounding stroma appears rather loose. A perivascular lymphocytic infiltrate is also adjacent to the tumor.

Categories

neoplasm, malignant lumps & bumps (plaques, nodules, tumors)

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9/16/2003 8:13:26

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