Acantholytic Squamous Cell Carcinoma: an Unusual Histological Entity

Acantholytic squamous cell carcinoma (ASCC) is an uncommon aggressive histological variant of squamous cell carcinoma. The present report described the case of a 71-year-old man, referred to our service for examination of a painful swelling in the palate. An intraoral examination revealed an exophytic, sessile, red and white lesion with ulcerated areas on the hard and soft palate, extending to the left maxillary alveolar ridge and oropharynx. An incisional biopsy was performed under local anesthesia.
Source: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Tags: Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Source Type: research