a) Nodular basal cell carcinoma: Medium-power view of a section of eyelid showing both the cutaneous surface at the top and the conjunctiva in the lower inked portion. Nodular basal cell carcinoma is present throughout the dermis. Note the large, nodular aggregates of dark-blue-staining basaloid keratinocytes showing peripheral palisading and clefting. b) Superficial basal cell carcinoma: Medium-power view of superficial basal cell carcinoma, showing basaloid aggregates emanating from the epidermis and growing along an axis parallel to the epidermis. Basal cell carcinoma: pathogenesis, epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis, histopathology, and management: Marzuka AG, Book SE - The Yale journal of biology and medicine (2015). Not altered. CC.