Pale-cell acanthosis. A distinctive histologic pattern of epidermal epithelium.
Pale-cell acanthosis is a distinctive reaction of epidermal epithelium and is analogous to other epithelial reaction patterns such as epidermolytic hyperkeratosis, focal acantholytic dyskeratosis, cornoid lamellation, and follicular mucinosis.
D000051:Acantholysis / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004817:Epidermis / Q000473:pathology*; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007642:Keratosis / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009506:Nevus / Q000473:pathology; D010212:Papilloma / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014860:Warts / Q000473:pathology