Epidermoid carcinoma

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Epidermoid carcinoma
TermEpidermoid carcinoma
Short definitionepidermoid carcinoma (EH-pih-DER-moyd KAR-sih-NOH-muh) Cancer that begins in squamous cells. Squamous cells are thin, flat cells that look like fish scales and are found in the tissue that makes up the surface of the skin, the lining of the body's viscera, and the lining of the respiratory and digestive tracts. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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epidermoid carcinoma - (pronounced) (EH-pih-DER-moyd KAR-sih-NOH-muh) Cancer that begins in squamous cells. Squamous cells are thin, flat cells that look like fish scales and are found in the tissue that makes up the surface of the skin, the lining of the body's viscera, and the lining of the respiratory and digestive tracts. Most cancers of the anus, cervix, head and neck, and vagina are epidermoid carcinomas. Also called squamous cell carcinoma

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