Abstract
Acantholytic squamous cell carcinoma (acantholytic SCC) is a variant of SCC in which acantholysis develops owing to the loss of desmosomal adhesion proteins. This loss of cell-cell adhesion leads to morphologic changes that have the potential to mimic other tumor types, such as angiosarcoma or signet ring cell adenocarcinoma. Acantholytic SCC characteristically occurs in sun-exposed skin of elderly patients; however, it can occur in nondermal locations. We present a review of the literature describing cases of nondermal acantholytic SCC.
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