Image Name: skin_112.tif

Image Annotation: High power view of well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma arising on the back of a K5-IkBa transgenic mouse. The invasive nature of this tumor is more apparent at this magnification, with irregular squamous tumor lobules containing microinvasive foci (buds of 1-10 cells invading from a tumor lobule) and desmoplasia.

Staining Method: Hematoxylin and Eosin Staining Method

Species: Mouse
Strain: CBA x C57BL/6

Organ: Skin
Diagnosis: Well-differentiated Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Skin

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Promoter: Bovine keratin 5
Gene: Human IkB

Publication: 10416581

Image donated by: Marcus Bosenberg