KROK 1 Stomatology 2014 – Question 130 · KROK (Dentistry)

Microscopic examination of a skin tumor revealed that it invaded the underlying tissue, destroyed it and formed nests and cords of atypical epithelium which included some pearl-like formations. Specify the tumor:

  1. A. Medullary carcinoma
  2. B. Squamous cell non-keratinizing carcinoma
  3. C. Adenocarcinoma
  4. D. Solid carcinoma
  5. E. Keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma
Hint

Ask what the concentric laminated keratin structures within nests of atypical squamous epithelium indicate about tumour differentiation.

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