Noviembre 22 2010. Club de revistas de Dermatopatologia

The Nipple-Areola Complex Epidermis: A Prospective Systematic Study in Adult Autopsies

The prevalence of different types of clear cells and of the mite Demodex in the nipple-areola complex of adult autopsies of both sexes not suffering from breast cancer was studied in a total of 140 nipples. The epidermis of the nipple-areola complex shows squamous cells and 3 types of clear cells: Toker cells, pagetoid dyskeratosis cells, and signet ring-like cells.

Routine histopathological examination is usually enough to distinguish the characteristic features of the clear cells involving the nipple epidermis and permits differentiation of other entities with epidermal pale cells.

Am J Dermatopathol. 2010 Dec;32(8):787-93. Val-Bernal JF, Diego C, Rodriguez-Villar D, Garijo MF.

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