Pathology Image Detail

Caption	This is the skin from a 624 day old KK/J female mouse. The neoplasm is a basal cell carcinoma with squamous metaplasia. High magnification reveals changes suggestive of tricholemma cornification forming abortive hair follicle-like structures. Image is a higher magnification of the center left portion of the 2.5x image.
Description	basal cell carcinoma
Age at Necropsy	624 days
Notes	This is the skin from a 624 day old KK/J female mouse. The neoplasm is a basal cell carcinoma with squamous metaplasia. High magnification reveals changes suggestive of tricholemma cornification forming abortive hair follicle-like structures.
Contributor	Sundberg J (J:122261)
Pathologist	Sundberg J (J:122261)

General Note: Inbred strain. This strain is homozygous for Cdh23ahl, the age related hearing loss 1 mutation, which on this background results in progressive hearing loss with onset after 10 months of age.