KROK 1 2018 – Question 140 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathomorphology
Histological analysis of a removed skin tumor shows clusters and bands composed of atypical stratified squamous epithelium cells that penetrate into the underlying tissue. What preliminary diagnosis can be made?
- A. Solid cancer
- B. Papilloma
- C. Carcinoma in situ
- D. Non-keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma
- E. Adenoma
Hint
Consider whether the atypical epithelium respects the basement membrane and how tumours are named according to their cell of origin.
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