Exam questionKROK 1Dentistry ยท 2014
A 69-year-old male patient got a small plaque with subsequent ulceration on the skin of the lower eyelid. The formation was removed. Microscopic examination of dermis revealed complexes of atypical epithelial cells arranged perpendicularly to the basal membrane on the periphery. The cells were dark, of polygonal prismatic shape with hyperchromic nuclei with a high mitotic rate. What is the histological form of carcinoma in this patient?
Answer options
- Undifferentiated
- Basal cell carcinoma
- Adenocarcinoma
- Keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma
- Nonkeratinizing squamous cell carcinoma
Correct answer
Basal cell carcinoma
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