Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (overview)
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Gaillard F, Molinari A, Alhusseiny K, et al. Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (overview). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 07 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-9603
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At the time the article was created Frank Gaillard had no recorded disclosures.
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At the time the article was last revised Andrea Molinari had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.
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Synonyms:
- Squamous carcinoma of the head and neck
- SCC of the head and neck
- Head and neck SCC
- Squamous cell carcinoma (head and neck)
Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) are common, being the sixth most common cancer. They can have a cutaneous or mucosal origin. As such there is a wide array of clinical and radiographic manifestations, and are separated into:
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References
- 1. Langendijk JA, Psyrri A. The prognostic significance of p16 overexpression in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: implications for treatment strategies and future clinical studies. Ann. Oncol. 2010;21 (10): 1931-4. doi:10.1093/annonc/mdq439 - Pubmed citation
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Articles:
- Intraparotid lymph nodes
- Basal cell carcinoma of external auditory canal
- Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas
- Schneiderian papilloma
- Unknown primary tumors of the head and neck (staging)
- Parotid gland tumors
- Visceral space
- Cavernous sinus syndrome
- Thyroid malignancies
- Second branchial cleft fistula
- Laryngeal carcinoma (staging)
- Nasopharyngeal masses (mnemonic)
- Oral cavity carcinoma (staging)
- Root of tongue
- External auditory canal cholesteatoma
- Masticator space
- Sphenoethmoidal air cell
- Retromolar trigone
- Cervical lymph node metastasis (radiologic criteria)
- Sialocele
Cases:
- Metastatic facial squamous cell carcinoma
- Fibroepithelioma of Pinkus - basal cell carcinoma variant
- Tongue cancer (FDG PET-CT)
- Squamous cell carcinoma of tongue
- Tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma
- Scalp sarcomatoid squamous cell carcinoma
- Buccal squamous cell carcinoma
- Chest wall squamous cell carcinoma in situ (Bowen's disease)
- Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the scalp with tension pneumocephalus
- Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma with nodal metastases
- Squamous cell carcinoma of the external auditory canal
- Poorly differentiated sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma
- Sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma
- Poorly differentiated sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma
- Sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma
- Poorly differentiated sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma
- Squamous cell carcinoma nodal metastasis
- Multifocal recurrence of mandibular squamous cell carcinoma
- Squamous cell carcinoma nodal metastases (photo)
- Basal cell carcinoma of the eyelid
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