Preferred Label : Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma;
NCIt synonyms : Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck; SCCHN; Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck; HNSCC;
NCIt related terms : Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, NOS;
NCIt definition : A squamous cell carcinoma that arises from any of the following anatomic sites: lip
and oral cavity, nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, pharynx, larynx, and salivary glands.;
Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: Cancer of the head and neck that begins in squamous cells (thin, flat cells
that form the surface of the skin, eyes, various internal organs, and the lining of
hollow organs and ducts of some glands). Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
includes cancers of the nasal cavity, sinuses, lips, mouth, salivary glands, throat,
and larynx (voice box). Most head and neck cancers are squamous cell carcinomas.;
Neoplastic status : Malignant;
Codes from synonyms : 10060121; CDR0000597171;
Origin ID : C34447;
UMLS CUI : C1168401;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- DO Cross reference
- Disease excludes abnormal cell
- Has associated anatomic sites
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- concept_is_in_subset
- disease_excludes_finding
- disease_has_abnormal_cell
- disease_has_accepted_treatment_with_regimen
- disease_has_associated_gene
- disease_has_finding
- disease_has_normal_cell_origin
- disease_has_normal_tissue_origin
- disease_has_primary_anatomic_site
