There are different theories regarding the etiology of this material; while some authors believe that it may be a result of an inductive effect by the odontogenic epithelium on the adjacent mesenchymal tissue [10, 11], others suggest it may be originated from
ghost cells [10, 13].
The diagnosis and treatment of dentinogenic
ghost cell tumor.
Caption: Figure 5: Sheets of
ghost cells seen exhibiting only the basic cellular outline but lacking nuclear and cytoplasmic details.
The characteristic histopathologic appearance consists of
ghost cells and basaloid cells.
Histological diagnosis of pilomatricoma is rarely difficult, with characteristic findings showing islands of
ghost cells (also known as shadow cells) surrounded by basaloid cells (Fig.
Construct an extended volume consisting of owned cells plus
ghost cells (EXTVOL) based on r3s.
Cells with no nuclei are called
ghost cells. When I see a karyorrhexic cell, I know that it is a benign cell undergoing necrosis.
Our patient, a 57-year-old man, presented with cutaneous lesions in his legs, characterized by lobular panniculitis (PN) with fat necrosis and
ghost cells. His serum lipase was 12 255 U/L at 25 [degrees]C (by a turbidimetric method from Boehringer Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany; upper reference limit, 200 U/L).
The tumours are composed of islands of basaloid, keratinized epithelial cells called shadow or
ghost cells whose cellular details are lost.
(7) FNAC may reveal the presence of
ghost cells, basaloid cells, and calcium deposits in the mass, but without the presence of
ghost cells in the aspirate, the diagnosis may be misleading.