Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck with a spindle cell component. An unusual histologic variant

Muller, S.; Barnes, L.

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine 119(2): 181-182

1995


ISSN/ISBN: 0003-9985
PMID: 7848067
Document Number: 439803
We describe two cases of basaloid squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck with a spindle cell component. One tumor arose from the tonsil and the other in the larynx. Of the 30 cases of basaloid squamous cell carcinoma seen at this medical center, only 2 (6.6%) have demonstrated this histologic feature. To our knowledge, scant information exists with regards to a prominent spindle cell component occurring in basaloid squamous cell carcinoma, and none has been officially documented.

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