Monday, August 27, 2007

The Histopathology result

Went for a follow up check today. The dressing was changed, and I had an opportunity to see the actual damage to my heel.
(Pics in Flickr http://www.flickr.com/gp/65716454@N00/P87oCi ).

The result:
"The nodule is composed of a basaloid proliferation of cells extending from the overlying squamous epithelium. The cells distend the dermis as columns and broad trabeculae, and the tumour cells are smaller than the squamous cells of the epithelium, from which they originate. Cyst formation is seen focally within these proliferating cells. In areas, the fibrous stroma is richly vascular. There is no evidence of cytological atypia and mitoses are rare. The lesion is incompletely excised."

In English:
A benign skin tumour.

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