Head and Neck Basaloid Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Preferred Label : Head and Neck Basaloid Squamous Cell Carcinoma;

NCIt synonyms : Basaloid Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck; Basaloid Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck;

NCIt related terms : Head and Neck Basaloid Carcinoma;

NCIt definition : A high-grade, aggressive variant of squamous cell carcinoma that arises from the head and neck region. The most common sites of origin are pyriform sinus, epiglottis, and base of tongue. It is characterized by the presence of small malignant cells with hyperchromatic nuclei and scant amount of cytoplasm forming lobules with peripheral palisading. Comedonecrosis may be present.;

Neoplastic status : Malignant;

Details

Origin ID

C37290;

UMLS CUI

C1333940;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck [MeSH Descriptor]
Disease excludes abnormal cell
- Malignant Stromal Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Glandular Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Smooth Muscle Cell [NCIt concept]
Has associated anatomic sites
- Head and Neck [NCIt concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Neoplastic Process [UMLS semantic type]
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- Cellosaurus Disease Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Cellosaurus Terminology [NCIt concept]
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- Benign Cellular Infiltrate [NCIt concept]
- Mixed Neoplastic Glandular and Squamous Cell Population [NCIt concept]
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- Malignant Cell [NCIt concept]
- Malignant Epithelial Cell [NCIt concept]
- Malignant Hyperchromatic Epithelial Cell [NCIt concept]
- Malignant Hyperchromatic Squamous Cell [NCIt concept]
- Malignant Squamous Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Epithelial Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Squamous Cell [NCIt concept]
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- Carcinomatous Component Present [NCIt concept]
- Epithelial Component Present [NCIt concept]
- Malignant Cellular Infiltrate [NCIt concept]
- Monomorphic Cellular Infiltrate [NCIt concept]
- Peripheral Nuclear Palisading [NCIt concept]
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- Epithelial Cell [NCIt concept]
- Squamous Cell [NCIt concept]
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- Epithelial Tissue [NCIt concept]
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- Head and Neck [NCIt concept]

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