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Case Reports
. 2007 Jul-Aug;27(4):296-7.
doi: 10.5144/0256-4947.2007.296.

Primary superficial basal cell carcinoma of the nipple

Pei-Yi Chu  1 , Tsung-Han Teng, Chin-Cheng Lee
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Case Reports

Primary superficial basal cell carcinoma of the nipple

Pei-Yi Chu et al. Ann Saudi Med. 2007 Jul-Aug.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Skin of the nipple shows several superficial islands of basaloid cells arising from the epidermis into dermis. Note: all these superficial lobules are confined to the papillary dermis (H&E, ×100).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Higher magnification demonstrating the characteristic peripheral palisading of basal cells. (H&E, ×400)
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