Characterization of stem-like cancer cells in basal cell carcinoma and its surgical margins.

Maja MilosevicMilos LazarevicBosko ToljicJelena SimonovicDijana TrisicNađa NikolicMilan PetrovicJelena M Milasin

Published in: Experimental dermatology (2018)

Basal cell carcinomas expressed stem cell markers, pointing to the existence of a cancer cell side population with stemness characteristics. Margin also appeared to harbour a small number of cancer-initiating cells.

Keyphrases

stem cells
basal cell carcinoma
induced apoptosis
cell therapy
papillary thyroid
cell cycle arrest
single cell
squamous cell
endoplasmic reticulum stress
oxidative stress
cell death
signaling pathway
lymph node metastasis
young adults