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Pinkus tumor

Pinkus tumor (fibroepithelioma of Pinkus) is a variant of basal cell carcinoma characterized by arborizing strands of basaloid epithelium, two to three cells thick, that originate from the epidermis, extend downwards into the underlying dermis and anastomose with each other, dividing the stroma into compartments.

References:
  1. P.E. LeBoit, G. Burg, D. Weedon, A. Sarasin. World Health Organization Classification of Tumours. Pathology and Genetics of Skin Tumours. IARCPress, Lyon, 2006


Last updated: May 3, 2012, 11:14 am EST

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