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Exam questionKROK 1Dentistry ยท 2017

A 69-year-old patient developed 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, and had hyperchromic nuclei with frequent mitoses. What is the histological form of carcinoma in this patient?

Answer options

  1. Nonkeratinizing squamous cell carcinoma
  2. Adenocarcinoma
  3. Undifferentiated carcinoma
  4. Keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma
  5. Basal cell carcinoma
Correct answer

Basal cell carcinoma

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