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Basal cell carcinoma cysticC44.L
Synonym(s)
cystic basal cell carcinoma; cystic basalioma
DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Histological special form of a basal cell carcinoma. The diagnosis "cystic BCC" is usually made due to the special histomorphological structure of the tumour.
LocalizationThis section has been translated automatically.
Head, cheek region; bridge of nose, auricle,
Clinical featuresThis section has been translated automatically.
0.3-0.5 cm large (rarely also larger), glassy, slightly reddened or skin-coloured, soft-elastic, mostly inconspicuous nodule, which may still have the typical structures of basal cell carcinoma in the marginal area. Bizarre vascular structures can often be detected by incident light microscopy in the marginal area.
HistologyThis section has been translated automatically.
Formation of cystic and sometimes also adenoidal structures, which are bounded by narrow basaloidal tumor cell strands. Cystic structures may also occur in solid BCCs; however, they may also dominate the histological picture, so that a differentiation from hidradenomas is necessary.
TherapyThis section has been translated automatically.
S.u. Basal cell carcinoma.