Pathologies En-Route of Oral Basaloid Malignancies to Basaloid Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Authors

  • M Mehendiratta Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Sudha Rustagi Dental College and Research Institute Haryana
  • S Rehani Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Sudha Rustagi Dental College and Research Institute Haryana
  • M Kumra Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Sudha Rustagi Dental College and Research Institute Haryana
  • MK Shah Department of Hematology, St. Stephen’s Hospital Delhi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/kumj.v12i2.13662

Keywords:

Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma, differential diagnosis, oral basaloid malignancy, oral squamous cell carcinoma

Abstract

Accurate histopathological diagnosis of any tumour is imperative because of variable prognostic and clinical implications. Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma (BSCC) is a rare distinctive histological variant of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) exhibiting an aggressive clinical course and poor prognosis. The advanced stage of presentation is speculatively responsible for this biological behaviour which is manifested by development of metastasis and subsequently poor survival. However, the non-specific clinical appearance and histopathological resemblance of BSCC with OSCC and other oral basaloid malignancies (OBM) especially in limited sample size poses diagnostic difficulties. The article emphasizes on the diagnostic criteria and pitfalls encountered in making the differential diagnosis of BSCC from OBMs along with report of a case presented at a dental college in January 2012.

Kathmandu University Medical Journal Vol.12(2) 2014: 141-145

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Published

2015-10-13

How to Cite

Mehendiratta, M., Rehani, S., Kumra, M., & Shah, M. (2015). Pathologies En-Route of Oral Basaloid Malignancies to Basaloid Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Kathmandu University Medical Journal, 12(2), 141–145. https://doi.org/10.3126/kumj.v12i2.13662

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