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Papillary squamous carcinoma

MedGen UID:
83115
•Concept ID:
C0334244
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Papillary epidermoid carcinoma; Papillary Epidermoid Carcinoma; papillary epidermoid carcinoma; Papillary Epidermoid Cell Carcinoma; papillary epidermoid cell carcinoma; Papillary Squamous Carcinoma; papillary squamous carcinoma; Papillary squamous cell carcinoma; Papillary Squamous Cell Carcinoma; papillary squamous cell carcinoma
SNOMED CT: Papillary squamous cell carcinoma (39056008); Papillary epidermoid carcinoma (39056008)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002979

Definition

A well differentiated squamous cell carcinoma characterized by a papillary, exophytic growth pattern and hyperkeratosis. The most commonly affected anatomic sites are the larynx, penis, cervix, vagina, and vulva. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPapillary squamous carcinoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Results of the radiotherapeutic management of carcinoma of the cervix with emphasis on the influence of histologic classification.
Randall ME, Constable WC, Hahn SS, Kim JA, Mills SE
Cancer 1988 Jul 1;62(1):48-53. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19880701)62:1<48::aid-cncr2820620111>3.0.co;2-y. PMID: 3133103

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Histopathologic risk factors in oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma variants: an update with special reference to HPV-related carcinomas.
El-Mofty SK
Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2014 Jul 1;19(4):e377-85. doi: 10.4317/medoral.20184. PMID: 24880454Free PMC Article
Papillary immature metaplasia (immature condyloma) of the cervix: a clinicopathologic analysis and comparison with papillary squamous carcinoma.
Trivijitsilp P, Mosher R, Sheets EE, Sun D, Crum CP
Hum Pathol 1998 Jun;29(6):641-8. doi: 10.1016/s0046-8177(98)80016-6. PMID: 9635687
Results of the radiotherapeutic management of carcinoma of the cervix with emphasis on the influence of histologic classification.
Randall ME, Constable WC, Hahn SS, Kim JA, Mills SE
Cancer 1988 Jul 1;62(1):48-53. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19880701)62:1<48::aid-cncr2820620111>3.0.co;2-y. PMID: 3133103
Inverting papilloma of the nose: analysis of 48 patients.
Smith O, Gullane PJ
J Otolaryngol 1987 Jun;16(3):154-6. PMID: 3599169

Diagnosis

De novo papillary squamous carcinoma of the lacrimal sac.
Salib RJ, Afoakwah EO
Auris Nasus Larynx 2003 May;30(2):205-8. doi: 10.1016/s0385-8146(03)00004-x. PMID: 12753996
Papillary squamous carcinoma: will the real one please stand up?
Batsakis JG, Suarez P
Adv Anat Pathol 2000 Jan;7(1):2-8. doi: 10.1097/00125480-200007010-00002. PMID: 10640196
Inverting papilloma of the nose: analysis of 48 patients.
Smith O, Gullane PJ
J Otolaryngol 1987 Jun;16(3):154-6. PMID: 3599169

Prognosis

Histopathologic risk factors in oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma variants: an update with special reference to HPV-related carcinomas.
El-Mofty SK
Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2014 Jul 1;19(4):e377-85. doi: 10.4317/medoral.20184. PMID: 24880454Free PMC Article
HPV-related squamous cell carcinoma variants in the head and neck.
El-Mofty SK
Head Neck Pathol 2012 Jul;6 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S55-62. Epub 2012 Jul 3 doi: 10.1007/s12105-012-0363-6. PMID: 22782224Free PMC Article
Papillary squamous carcinoma: will the real one please stand up?
Batsakis JG, Suarez P
Adv Anat Pathol 2000 Jan;7(1):2-8. doi: 10.1097/00125480-200007010-00002. PMID: 10640196
Papillary immature metaplasia (immature condyloma) of the cervix: a clinicopathologic analysis and comparison with papillary squamous carcinoma.
Trivijitsilp P, Mosher R, Sheets EE, Sun D, Crum CP
Hum Pathol 1998 Jun;29(6):641-8. doi: 10.1016/s0046-8177(98)80016-6. PMID: 9635687
Results of the radiotherapeutic management of carcinoma of the cervix with emphasis on the influence of histologic classification.
Randall ME, Constable WC, Hahn SS, Kim JA, Mills SE
Cancer 1988 Jul 1;62(1):48-53. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19880701)62:1<48::aid-cncr2820620111>3.0.co;2-y. PMID: 3133103

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