basal cell carcinoma, micronodular type
Histologic Features
- A symmetrical and well circumscribed lesion characterized by
- Epidermal thinning
- Small lobules of basaloid cells
- Individual cell necrosis
- Scattered keratotic cysts with calcified contents
- Attempts at follicular differentiation with formation of primordial hair bulbs
- A fibromucinous stroma
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