title: Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma report of a case and review of literature.
abstract: Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma (BSCC) is an aggressive distinct variant of squamous cell carcinoma that mandates recognition as a separate entity owing to the difference in its clinical behaviour. Histologically this tumor can mimic other neoplasms like adenoid cystic carcinoma, neuroendocrine carcinoma and basal cell adenocarcinoma. BSCC occurs most commonly in older men and has a site predilection for the upper aero-digestive tract. We report a case of basaloid squamous cell carcinoma for its relative rarity, which was diagnosed in a 52 year old woman, with a brief review of literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College & Hospital, Alapakkam Road, Maduravoyal, Chennai-602 102, Tamilnadu.
authors.forename: B Sivapatha
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Sundharam
authors.forename: P Anitha
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Krishnan
mesh_terms: D002281:Carcinoma, Basosquamous / Q000473:pathology*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009060:Mouth Floor / Q000473:pathology*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*