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Abstract
A carcinoma derived from stratified SQUAMOUS EPITHELIAL CELLS. It may also occur in sites where glandular or columnar epithelium is normally present. (From Stedman, 25th ed)
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- Carcinoma, Epidermoid
- Carcinoma, Planocellular
- Carcinoma, Squamous
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- Carcinomas, Epidermoid
- Carcinomas, Planocellular
- Carcinomas, Squamous
- Carcinomas, Squamous Cell
- Epidermoid Carcinoma
- Epidermoid Carcinomas
- Planocellular Carcinoma
- Planocellular Carcinomas
- Squamous Carcinoma
- Squamous Carcinomas
- Squamous Cell Carcinomas
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.
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coordinate IM with precoordinated organ/neoplasm term (IM)
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History Note
81; was CARCINOMA, EPIDERMOID 1963-80
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- National Library of Medicine. Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002294. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002294
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squamous-cell_carcinoma
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q681817