squamous cell carcinoma
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- noun
- /ˈskweɪməs sɛl kɑːrˈsɪnə/
- Specialized
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carcinoma de células escamosas
- Histopathologic analysis revealed the presence of a moderately differentiated squamous cell carcinoma.
- malignant squamous cell carcinoma
- basal and squamous cell carcinoma
So surveillance is really important for the HPV that eventually becomes squamous cell carcinoma.
- So surveillance is really important for the HPV that eventually becomes squamous cell carcinoma.
Examples
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Our patient was immunocompromised by his existing squamous cell carcinoma.
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Treatment for squamous cell carcinoma may involve surgery or radiation therapy to eliminate the cancerous cells.
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The clinical picture suggested a squamous cell carcinoma.
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Additionally, radiation also has a significantly negative influence on squamous cell carcinoma proliferation.
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What was unusual in our case is that the infection was secondary to a squamous cell carcinoma of the temporal bone.
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Microscopy of the repeat biopsy specimen identifies the squamous cell carcinoma.
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The case that we report herein featured an unfortunate coincidence of primary cervical tuberculosis and squamous cell carcinoma.
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A repeat incisional biopsy identified a squamous cell carcinoma within the lesion (Figure 2).
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Bowen's disease or in-situ squamous cell carcinoma is a relatively common lesion occurring both in the sun-exposed and sun-protected skin.
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Squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, and malignant melanoma have been associated with UVR exposure.
Academic text (1998)
Synonyms
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A growth of skin cells that can be harmful, often after too much sun
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A cancer that starts in the skin or inner layer of organs
A growth made of skin cells that is often cancerous
A type of skin cancer that looks like a sore or growth
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is fully compositional: 'squamous' names the flattened cell type, 'cell' indicates the biological unit, and 'carcinoma' denotes a cancerous tumor, so a learner who knows those words can infer it means a cancer of squamous cells (often in skin/epithelial layers). This medical naming pattern (adjective + cell + carcinoma) is regular and appears similarly across languages, supporting immediate interpretability for learners familiar with the constituents.
Etymology
Squamous cell carcinoma names the cells and the disease: squamous means flat, 'scale-like' skin cells, cell is a body cell, and carcinoma is a word for 'cancer'. So the name literally means a cancer that starts in those flat skin cells, which is why it refers to a common skin cancer often found on parts of the skin that get a lot of sun.