title: Three-dimensional reconstruction of the superficial multicentric basal cell carcinoma using serial sections and a computer.
abstract: By means of a serial horizontal microscopic sections and a special computer, three-dimensional reconstruction of seven superficial multicentric basal cell carcinomas was carried out. All foci of tumor were observed to be interconnected, which suggests a unicentric origin for this subtype of basal cell carcinoma.
mesh_terms: D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*