Open AccessCutaneous basal cell carcinoma with mixed histology: Cytomorphological features of two unusual cases
Author(s) -
Surbhi Goyal,
Ruchi Rathore,
Sonal Sharma,
Vinod Arora,
G. K. Das,
Archana Singal
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of cytology/journal of cytology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.267
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-5165
pISSN - 0970-9371
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9371.203566
Subject(s) - medicine , basal cell carcinoma , histology , cytology , pathology , fine needle aspiration cytology , biopsy , histopathological examination , basal cell , presentation (obstetrics) , work up , skin biopsy , dermatology , radiology
Cutaneous basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is a slow growing locally aggressive malignant tumor. It is usually diagnosed on histopathological examination of the excised biopsy. Recently, fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is emerging as a simple alternative technique for rapid diagnostic work of nodular and plaque-like skin lesions. We report the cytomorphological features of two cases of cutaneous BCC having unusual clinical presentation and mixed histology (MH); emphasizing the diagnostic difficulties encountered on cytology, the plausible explanation and the precautions to keep in mind to avoid misdiagnosis.