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Squamous cell carcinoma: Cancer that begins in squamous cells -- thin, flat cells that look under the microscope like fish scales. Squamous cells are found in the tissue that forms the surface of the skin, the lining of hollow organs of the body, and the passages of the respiratory and digestive tracts. Squamous cell carcinomas may arise in any of these tissues.
The word "squamous" came from the Latin squama meaning "the scale of a fish or serpent."
Anyone who has had one squamous cell tumor has an increased chance of developing another, especially in the same skin area or nearby. That is usually because the skin has ...
Library > Literature & Language > Dictionary n. A carcinoma that arises from squamous epithelium and is the most common form of skin cancer. Also called cancroid
Squamous (skwey-muhs) cell carcinoma; Melanoma; Most people get skin cancer from too much sun — or tanning beds. Research shows that indoor tanning (e.g., tanning beds, sun ...
Squamous cell carcinoma — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, treatment, prevention of this common skin cancer.
Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the second most common form of nonmelanoma skin cancer (basal cell carcinoma [BCC] is the most common skin cancer ...