Oral basaloid squamous cell carcinoma: A case report with emphasis on histopathological diagnosis criteria

• Published in: Oral oncology Vol. 127; p. 105814
• Main Authors: de Souza, Giovanna Pereira, Santos, Maria Mariana, Ferreira, Ítalo Nascimento, Cunha, John Lennon Silva, Barbosa, Breno Ferreira, dos Santos-Neto, Agenor Gomes, de Albuquerque-Júnior, Ricardo Luiz Cavalcanti
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2022
• Subjects: Adult; Basal cell carcinoma; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - diagnosis; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - pathology; Diagnosis, Differential; Early detection of cancer; Head and Neck Neoplasms - diagnosis; Humans; Immunohistochemistry; Male; Mouth Neoplasms - diagnosis; Mouth Neoplasms - pathology; Oral diagnosis; Squamous cell carcinoma; Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck - diagnosis; Immunohistochemistry; Squamous cell carcinoma; Early detection of cancer; Basal cell carcinoma; Oral diagnosis

Basaloid squamous-cell carcinoma (BSCC) is an uncommon variant of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) consisting of atypical squamous and basaloid cells. It is an aggressive lesion that most commonly affects the oropharynx, being rare in intraoral sites. In this paper, we report the case of a male patient...