Endocrine differentiation in basal cell carcinoma.
Argyrophilic cells have been found in 2 different basal cell carcinomas (BCC), and membrane-bound endocrine-like granules, in the carcinoid range, have been observed in 4 consecutive cases of such tumors. It is postulated that BCC can occasionally display cells showing an endocrine differentiation.
D000368:Aged; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D003594:Cytoplasmic Granules / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D006056:Golgi Apparatus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008875:Middle Aged; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*