Cytological diagnosis of pigmented basal cell carcinoma

Authors

  • Shilpi Agarwal Lady Hardinge Medical College
  • Kiran Agarwal Lady Hardinge Medical College
  • Shivali Sehgal Lady Hardinge Medical College
  • Preeti Rai Lady Hardinge Medical College

Keywords:

Basal cell carcinoma, Cytology, Malignant melanoma, Pigmented,

Abstract

Cytology is increasingly being used for the diagnosis of cutaneous neoplasms. We report a case of pigmented basal cell carcinoma in a 70 year old male which was diagnosed on fine needle aspiration cytology.

Author Biographies

Shilpi Agarwal, Lady Hardinge Medical College

Department of Pathology, Professor

Kiran Agarwal, Lady Hardinge Medical College

Department of Pathology, Professor

Shivali Sehgal, Lady Hardinge Medical College

Department of Pathology, Senior Resident

Preeti Rai, Lady Hardinge Medical College

Department of Pathology, Assistant Professor

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4. Jain M, Madan NK, Agarwal S, Singh S. Pigmented basal cell carcinoma: Cytological diagnosis and differential diagnoses. J Cytol 2012;29:273-5.

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Published

28-09-2014

How to Cite

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Agarwal S, Agarwal K, Sehgal S, Rai P. Cytological diagnosis of pigmented basal cell carcinoma. Ann of Pathol and Lab Med [Internet]. 2014 Sep. 28 [cited 2024 Oct. 20];1(2):L1-L3. Available from: https://pacificejournals.com/journal/index.php/apalm/article/view/113

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2014): Oct-Dec

Section

Letter to editor

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Copyright (c) 2014 Shilpi Agarwal, Kiran Agarwal, Shivali Sehgal, Preeti Rai

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