'Retraction artefacts' in basal cell carcinomas do not result from fixation but likely arise by degradation of extracellular matrix during tumour growth

J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2022 Mar;36(3):e244-e247. doi: 10.1111/jdv.17776. Epub 2021 Nov 12.

Authors

J Mentzel¹, U Anderegg¹, U Paasch¹, J C Simon¹, M Grupp¹, S Grunewald¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.

PMID: 34704294
DOI: 10.1111/jdv.17776

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Artifacts
Carcinoma, Basal Cell* / pathology
Extracellular Matrix / pathology
Humans
Skin Neoplasms* / pathology