Adenoid squamous cell carcinoma
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Adenoid squamous-cell carcinoma (also known as "Pseudoglandular squamous-cell carcinoma") is a cutaneous condition, a subtype of squamous-cell carcinoma, characterized by a tubular microscopic pattern and keratinocyte
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Keratinocyte
Keratinocytes are the predominant cell type in the epidermis, the outermost layer of the human skin, constituting 95% of the cells found there. Those keratinocytes found in the basal layer of the skin are sometimes referred to as "basal cells" or "basal keratinocytes"...
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Acantholysis
Acantholysis is the loss of intercellular connections, such as desmosomes, resulting in loss of cohesion between keratinocytes, seen in diseases such as pemphigus vulgaris. It is absent in bullous pemphigoid, making it useful for differential diagnosis....
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