Squamous Cell

Squamous Cell carcinoma, occasionally rendered as “squamous-cell carcinoma”, is a histologically distinct form of cancer. It arises from the uncontrolled multiplication of malignant cells deriving from epithelium, or showing particular cytological or tissue architectural characteristics of squamous cell differentiation, like the presence of keratin, tonofilament bundles, and/or desmosomes. Squamous cell carcinoma is one of the most common cancers in humans or in other animals, and generally arises from mutated ectodermal or endodermal cells lining body cavities. Therefore, it can develop in a large number of organs and tissues, comprising the skin, mouth, lips, esophagus, prostate, lung, urinary bladder, vagina, and cervix, etc.