Basaloid Squamous Carcinoma of the Esophagus-Immunohistochemical,Light and Electron Microscopic

Objective To observe the histological features of basoloid-squamous carcinoma and further explore its diagnosis and differentiated diagnosis. Methods Immunohistochemical,light and electron microscopic methods were used to study 15 cases of BSC. Results BSC had many similar histological features to adenoid cystic carcinoma.But cancer cells of BSC have lesser degree of differentiation and higher pleomorphism.The cells at the edge of the basaloid islands tended to show palisading arrangement.Squamous epithelium ...