Cytological diagnosis of pigmented basal cell carcinoma

  • 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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Published
2014-09-28
Section
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