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Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (view source)
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*Most common spindle cell tumour of the head & neck. | *Most common spindle cell tumour of the head & neck. | ||
===Classification=== | ===Classification=== | ||
SCC is subdivided by the WHO into:<ref name=Ref_Sternberg4_975>{{Ref Sternberg4|975}}</ref> | SCC is subdivided by the WHO into:<ref name=Ref_Sternberg4_975>{{Ref Sternberg4|975}}</ref> | ||
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**EBV association. | **EBV association. | ||
==Microscopic== | |||
Features based on classification:<ref name=Ref_Sternberg4_975>{{Ref Sternberg4|975}}</ref> | Features based on classification:<ref name=Ref_Sternberg4_975>{{Ref Sternberg4|975}}</ref> | ||
*KT subtype: | *KT subtype: | ||
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**Well-defined cell borders. | **Well-defined cell borders. | ||
===Invasion=== | ====Invasion==== | ||
Features: | Features: | ||
*Eosinophilia. | *Eosinophilia. | ||
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*See ''[[SCC of the cervix versus CIN III]]''. | *See ''[[SCC of the cervix versus CIN III]]''. | ||
Image | ===Image=== | ||
<gallery> | |||
Image:Oral_cancer_(1)_squamous_cell_carcinoma_histopathology.jpg | Invasive oral SCC. (WC) | |||
</gallery> | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image: Laryngeal squamous carcinoma -- intermed mag.jpg | SCC - intermed. mag. | |||
Image: Laryngeal squamous carcinoma -- high mag.jpg | SCC - high mag. | |||
Image: Laryngeal squamous carcinoma -- very high mag.jpg | SCC - very high mag. | |||
</gallery> | |||
===Overview of subtypes=== | ===Overview of subtypes=== | ||