Cytologic diagnosis of basal cell (basaloid) carcinoma of the lung. A report of two cases.
Basal cell (basaloid) carcinoma (BC) of the lung is a recently described variant of bronchogenic carcinoma reported to behave as an aggressive, non-small cell lung carcinoma. It may exist in pure form or be mixed with other non-small cell carcinoma patterns. We report the cytologic features in two cases of BC and compare the findings with those in five cases of biopsy-confirmed anaplastic small cell carcinoma, which BC closely mimics.
Dugan
J M
JM
Department of Pathology, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, Massachusetts 01805, USA.
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000708:Anaplasia / Q000473:pathology; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged