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Basal cell carcinoma with collagenous crystalloids
M Zámecník1, A Skálová, M Michal
1Department of Pathology, Postgraduate Medical School, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
|June 1, 1996
Summary
Collagenous crystalloids, needle-shaped fiber deposits, were uniquely observed in a basal cell carcinoma case. This finding, previously seen only in salivary gland tumors, offers new insights into skin cancer pathology.
Area of Science:
- Dermatopathology
- Oncology
- Histology
Background:
- Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common type of skin cancer.
- Extracellular matrix deposits are known in some tumors but are rare in BCC.
- Collagenous crystalloids have been documented in salivary gland tumors like pleomorphic adenomas.