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Islands of epithelial cells with large central areas of necrosis and parakeratosis present in desmoplastic stroma. The star represents the shadow cells and the arrow shows the periphery of the lobules with the basaloid cells. Hematoxylin and eosin stain, x 4 magnification.
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Pathology review performed by a certified dermatopathologist revealed an epithelial neoplasm characterized by the presence of islands of epithelial cells with large central areas of necrosis and parakeratosis (Fig. 1).
Periphery of the lobules with small basaloid cells with some degree of maturation, low mitotic activity, slightly enlarged nuclei and vesicular chromatin. Hematoxylin and eosin stain, 10 x magnification.
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The periphery of the lobules showed small basaloid cells with some degree of maturation and low mitotic activity (Fig. 2).