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Bowen's Disease (Intraepidermal Squamous Cell Carcinoma), Histology

Bowen's Disease (Intraepidermal Squamous Cell Carcinoma), Histology
Atypical cells extend through the full thickness of the epidermis, Loss of normal maturation (polarity). Can be hyperkeratotic or parakeratotic. Rarely invades the underlying dermis and then it behaves as an invading squamous carcinoma.
Proia, Alan, M.D., USA, Duke U. Medical School, Durham, NC
M8070/2
Lids -> Tumors, Neoplasma -> Precancerous Tumors
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