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ID DOID:5520
Name head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Definition A head and neck carcinoma that has_material_basis_in squamous cells that line the moist, mucosal surfaces inside the head and neck.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_and_neck_cancer#Squamous_cell_carcinoma, http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary?CdrID=597171, http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Sites-Types/head-and-neck
Xrefs

GARD:8503

MESH:D000077195

MIM:275355

NCI:C34447

SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:716659002

UMLS_CUI:C1168401

Subsets

DO_cancer_slim

DO_rare_slim

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Synonyms

carcinoma of the head and neck [EXACT]

squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck [EXACT]

squamous cell carcinomas of head and neck [EXACT]

Parent Relationships

is_a squamous cell carcinoma

is_a head and neck carcinoma

Subclass Logical Relationships

derives from some squamous epithelial cell

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