Chondrodermatitis nodularis – low magnification
LEGEND
Frequent solar elastosis
Note that when the biopsy is too superficial, pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia may be mistakenly interpreted as squamous cell carcinoma.
Pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia of the epidermis with focal ulceration and crust formation
Cartilage degeneration sometimes associated with transepidermal elimination. Cartilage is rarely visualized in a superficial biopsy.
Chondrodermatitis nodularis – high magnification
LEGEND
Presence of granulation tissue, fibrosis with a mixed inflammatory infiltrate
