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basaloid carcinoma [bā′səloid] Etymology: Gk, basis + eidos, form, karkinos, crab, oma, tumor a rare transitional malignant neoplasm of the anal canal containing areas that resemble basal cell carcinoma of the skin. Basaloid carcinoma is rapidly invasive. Tumor may spread to the skin of the perineum. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The histologic features of basaloid carcinoma (BC) and the basaloid and small cell variants of squamous cell carcinoma are such that these types of non-small cell lung carcinoma have a notorious propensity for being misdiagnosed as SCLC, especially in small biopsies. 92 A 21-year review of pediatric primary epithelial lung malignancies from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center yielded a total of 11 patients (age range, 12-21 years) with pathologic diagnoses of adenocarcinoma (4, including 1 well-differentiated fetal adenocarcinoma), basaloid carcinoma (2), carcinoid tumor (4), and MEC (1). SMALL CELL CARCINOMA VERSUS PRIMARY BASALOID CARCINOMA OF THE LUNG |
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