Carcinoma, Squamous Cell, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell, Acantholytic - DermAtlas

Contributor

Greg Hosler, MD, PhD

Diagnosis

carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, squamous cell, acantholytic

Body Site

scalp

Age

76 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

discrete

Color

red

Morphology

papule

Pattern

solitary

Comments

This lesion is from the scalp of a 76-year-old man. It is a good example of an acantholytic squamous cell carcinoma, a more aggressive subtype of squamous cell carcinoma.

Description

At higher power, one can appreciate the squamous characteristics as well as the acantholysis. The nuclei are pleomorphic and hyperchromatic. One cystic space contains small, rounded, densely eosinophilic cells with intercellular bridge remnants.

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1/5/2006 21:56:13

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