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  2. Squamous-cell carcinoma - Wikipedia

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    small-cell keratinizing squamous-cell carcinoma (code 8073/3) spindle-cell squamous-cell carcinoma (code 8074/3) It is also known as spindle-cell carcinoma, [23] and is a subtype characterized by spindle-shaped atypical cells. [24] adenoid/pseudoglandular squamous-cell carcinoma (code 8075/3) intraepidermal squamous-cell carcinoma (code 8081/3 ...

  3. HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer - Wikipedia

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    HPV+OPC presents in one of four ways: as an asymptomatic abnormality in the mouth found by the patient or a health professional such as a dentist; with local symptoms such as pain or infection at the site of the tumor; with difficulties of speech, swallowing, and/or breathing; or as a swelling in the neck (if the cancer has spread to lymph nodes).

  4. International Classification of Diseases for Oncology

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    M8074/3 Squamous cell carcinoma, spindle cell Epidermoid carcinoma, spindle cell; Squamous cell carcinoma, sarcomatoid; M8075/3 Squamous cell carcinoma, adenoid Squamous cell carcinoma, pseudoglandular; Squamous cell carcinoma, acantholytic; M8076/2 Squamous cell carcinoma in situ with questionable stromal invasion

  5. Oropharyngeal cancer - Wikipedia

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    Oropharyngeal cancer, [1] [2] [3] also known as oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma and tonsil cancer, [1] is a disease in which abnormal cells with the potential to both grow locally and spread to other parts of the body are found in the oral cavity, in the tissue of the part of the throat that includes the base of the tongue, the tonsils, the soft palate, and the walls of the pharynx.

  6. Tonsil carcinoma - Wikipedia

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    Carcinoma of the tonsil is a type of squamous cell carcinoma. The tonsil is the most common site of squamous cell carcinoma in the oropharynx. It comprises 23.1% of all malignancies of the oropharynx. [1] The tumors frequently present at advanced stages, and around 70% of patients present with metastasis to the cervical lymph nodes. [2].

  7. List of ICD-9 codes 140–239: neoplasms - Wikipedia

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    200.4 Mantle cell lymphoma; 200.5 Primary central nervous system lymphoma; 200.6 Anaplastic large cell lymphoma; 200.7 Large cell lymphoma; 200.8 Other named variants of lymphosarcoma and reticulosarcoma; 201 Hodgkin's disease; 202 Other malignant neoplasms of lymphoid and histiocytic tissue 202.0 Nodular lymphoma; 202.1 Mycosis fungoides; 202. ...

  8. Head and neck cancer - Wikipedia

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    Squamous-cell carcinoma is a cancer of the squamous cell, a kind of epithelial cell found in both the skin and mucous membranes. It accounts for over 90% of all head and neck cancers, [ 89 ] including more than 90% of throat cancer. [ 22 ]

  9. Laryngeal cancer - Wikipedia

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    Laryngeal cancer may spread by: direct extension to adjacent structures, metastasis to regional cervical lymph nodes, or via the blood stream. The most common site of distant metastases is the lung. Laryngeal cancer occurred in 177,000 people in 2018, and resulted in 94,800 deaths (an increase from 76,000 deaths in 1990).