Basal cell carcinoma arising from a keratinous cyst of the skin: a case report and review of the literature.
Tsujita-Kyutoku M, Danbara N, Yuri T, Nikaido Y, Hatano T, Tsubura A
Department of Pathology II, Kansai Medical University, Moriguchi, Osaka, 570-8506, Japan.
Although keratinous cysts of the skin are frequently seen, malignant transformation is a rare event. Here we report a case of basal cell carcinoma arising in the wall of the keratinous cyst, and we review 12 other such Japanese cases.
Published 9 June 2005 in Med Mol Morphol, 38(2): 130-3.
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