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Basal cell carcinosarcoma with PTCH1 mutations in both epithelial and sarcomatoid primary tumor components and in the sarcomatoid metastasis.
The American journal of surgical pathology - 1 Jan 2014
Kiuru Maija, McDermott Gregory, Coit Daniel C, Berger Michael F, Busam Klaus J
Abstract excerpt
Basal cell carcinosarcoma is a rare biphenotypic malignant skin tumor, in which one tumor component has light microscopic features of basal cell carcinoma, whereas the other has features of sarcoma. Clinical experience with this tumor is limited, and associated molecular genetic alterations are unknown. Herein, we report a unique case of metastatic basal cell carcinosarcoma, in which we analyzed the 2 components...
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