title: [Squamous cell carcinoma of the leg in an octogenarian woman].
abstract: An octogenarian woman developed lesions of the leg suggesting the diagnosis of cutaneous cancer at the dermatological examination. A biopsy revealed the carcinomatous nature of the neoplasm. An additional immunohistochemical examination was performed for scientific purposes. The neoplastic structures were not surrounded by a basement membrane and its framework of collagen IV. The dermal dendrocytes were abundant in the peritumoral stroma. This situation was previously interpreted as a favourable prognostic factor.
authors.affiliation: CHU du Sart Tilman, Service de Dermatopathologie. pascale.quatresooz@chu.ulg.ac.be
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Quatresooz
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Letot
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Piérard
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*