Open AccessSquamous cell carcinoma arising in a mature cystic teratoma
Author(s) -
Vishwanath Gupta,
Neelam Sood
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.48944
Subject(s) - stroma , pathology , basal cell , teratoma , infiltration (hvac) , medicine , carcinoma , mature cystic teratoma , cancer research , immunohistochemistry , physics , thermodynamics
Two cases of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) arising in a mature cystic teratoma (MCT) are being discussed for their rarity and pattern of infiltration of tumor cells in the stroma (alpha mode, beta mode and gamma mode), which is a key factor in deciding the prognosis and patient survival.