Neoplastic Process
basosquamous carcinoma
Subclass of:
Basal Cell Neoplasm; Carcinoma
Definitions related to carcinoma, basosquamous:
  • (basosquamous tumor, malignant) A basal cell carcinoma (skin neoplasm) which displays squamous differentiation.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • A skin carcinoma that histologically exhibits both basal and squamous elements. (From Dorland, 27th ed)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (basosquamous cell carcinoma) Skin carcinoma that histologically exhibits both basal and squamous elements.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (skin basosquamous cell carcinoma) A basal cell carcinoma which displays squamous differentiation. The neoplastic cells have more abundant cytoplasm with more marked keratinization than typical basal cell carcinomas. It usually has a more aggressive clinical course compared to typical basal cell carcinoma, and it may produce regional or widespread metastases.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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