NCIt synonyms : Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Urinary Bladder; Bladder Epidermoid Carcinoma; Urinary Bladder Squamous Cell Carcinoma; Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder; Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Urinary Bladder; Epidermoid Carcinoma of Bladder; Epidermoid Carcinoma of Urinary Bladder; Urinary Bladder Epidermoid Carcinoma; Epidermoid Carcinoma of the Bladder; Epidermoid Carcinoma of the Urinary Bladder; Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Bladder;
NCIt related terms : Bladder Squamous Cell Cancer;
NCIt definition : A squamous cell carcinoma of the bladder arising from metaplastic epithelium. It represents
less than 10% of bladder carcinomas. The exception is the Middle East along the Nile
Valley, where it represents the most common form of carcinoma because of the endemic
nature of schistosomiasis. Bladder squamous cell carcinoma is often associated with
long-standing chronic inflammation of the bladder and usually has a poor prognosis.
The diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma of the bladder should be reserved for those
tumors that are predominantly keratin forming.;