Foundational Terms

Learn the basic visual vocabulary of dermatopathology.

15 terms across 7 compartments

Epidermis

Acanthosis thumbnail

Papillomatosis thumbnail

Pseudoepitheliomatous Hyperplasia (PEH) thumbnail

Pseudoepitheliomatous Hyperplasia (PEH)

Acantholysis thumbnail

Koilocyte thumbnail

Dermo-epidermal Junction

Pigment Incontinence thumbnail

Pigment Incontinence

Papillary Dermis

Grenz Zone thumbnail

Reticular Dermis

Storiform Pattern thumbnail

Storiform Pattern

Asteroid Body thumbnail

Touton Giant Cell (Xanthelasmatic Giant Cell) thumbnail

Touton Giant Cell (Xanthelasmatic Giant Cell)

Perineural Invasion (PNI) thumbnail

Perineural Invasion (PNI)

Verocay Body thumbnail

Adnexal Structures

Ghost Cell (Shadow Cell) thumbnail

Ghost Cell (Shadow Cell)

Subcutis

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Vessels

Arborizing Vessels thumbnail

Arborizing Vessels

Fibrinoid Necrosis of Blood Vessels thumbnail

Fibrinoid Necrosis of Blood Vessels

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