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{{Main|Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck}} | {{Main|Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck}} | ||
*Most common tumour of the [[head and neck pathology|head & neck]]. | *Most common tumour of the [[head and neck pathology|head & neck]]. | ||
**[[Tongue squamous cell carcinoma]] is dealt with separately. | |||
*''[[Nasopharyngeal carcinoma]]'' can be considered a variant SCC. | *''[[Nasopharyngeal carcinoma]]'' can be considered a variant SCC. | ||
*HPV-associated SCC is dealt with in ''[[HPV-associated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma]]''. | *HPV-associated SCC is dealt with in ''[[HPV-associated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma]]''. | ||
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*Acanthosis. | *Acanthosis. | ||
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*[http://www.cmaj.ca/content/177/3/249.2/F2.expansion.html Carcinoma cuniculatum (cmaj.ca)]. | *[http://www.cmaj.ca/content/177/3/249.2/F2.expansion.html Carcinoma cuniculatum (cmaj.ca)]. --> | ||
==Verrucous squamous cell carcinoma== | ==Verrucous squamous cell carcinoma== | ||
*[[AKA]] ''verrucous carcinoma''. | *[[AKA]] ''verrucous carcinoma''. | ||
{{Main|Verrucous carcinoma}} | |||
==Spindle cell squamous carcinoma== | ==Spindle cell squamous carcinoma== | ||
*[[AKA]] ''sarcomatoid squamous cell carcinoma''.<ref name=pmid18787630 >{{Cite journal | last1 = Hall | first1 = JM. | last2 = Saenger | first2 = JS. | last3 = Fadare | first3 = O. | title = Diagnostic utility of P63 and CD10 in distinguishing cutaneous spindle cell/sarcomatoid squamous cell carcinomas and atypical fibroxanthomas. | journal = Int J Clin Exp Pathol | volume = 1 | issue = 6 | pages = 524-30 | month = Mar | year = 2008 | doi = | PMID = 18787630 }}</ref> | |||
===General=== | ===General=== | ||
*Common spindle cell lesion of the head and neck. | *Common spindle cell lesion of the head and neck. | ||
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*[[p63]] +ve. | *[[p63]] +ve. | ||
*K903 +ve. | *K903 +ve. | ||
*p16 +ve/-ve -- dependent on site, +ve favours non-lung SCC.<ref name=pmid20823766/> | *[[p16]] +ve/-ve -- dependent on site, +ve favours non-lung SCC.<ref name=pmid20823766/> | ||
*[[p40]] +ve. | |||
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*Immunostains not particularly helpful for establishing primary site of squamous cell carcinoma. p16 may be helpful but is not definitive for non-lung SCC.<ref name=pmid20823766/> | |||
=See also= | =See also= | ||
*[[Adenocarcinoma]]. | *[[Adenocarcinoma]]. | ||
*[[Pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia]] - can mimic squamous cell carcinoma. | |||
*[[Basics]]. | *[[Basics]]. | ||
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