Cytological signs of basal cell carcinoma in skin scrapes: dense clusters of basaloid cells, high N/C ratio, moderate nuclear polymorphism, and interstitial substance.
🔬Cytology of a skin lesion scrape from the forehead. Basal cell carcinoma (basalioma). What can be seen in the smear: ☑ Clusters of varying density composed of basaloid cells; ☑ Mild nuclear polymorphism of tumor cells; ☑ High nuclear-cytoplasmic ratio in tumor cells; ☑ Presence of an amorphous interstitial substance.
🙏 The publication was kindly provided by Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics Doctor Irina Gorkova, Armavir.
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