Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Faline · #1 ● 08-11-2013, 04:05 PM

Squamous-cell carcinoma (SCC or SqCC) is a cancer of a kind of epithelial cell, the squamous cell. These cells are the main part of the epidermis of the skin, and this cancer is one of the major forms of skin cancer. However, squamous cells also occur in the lining of the digestive tract, lungs, and other areas of the body, and SCC occurs as a form of cancer in diverse tissues, including the lips, mouth, esophagus, urinary bladder, prostate, lung, vagina, and cervix, among others. Despite sharing the name squamous cell carcinoma, the SCCs of different body sites can show tremendous differences in their presenting symptoms, natural history, prognosis, and response to treatment.
SCC is a histologically distinct form of cancer. It arises from the uncontrolled multiplication of cells of epithelium, or cells showing particular cytological or tissue architectural characteristics of squamous cell differentiation, such as the presence of keratin, tonofilament bundles, or desmosomes, structures involved in cell-to-cell adhesion.
SCC is still sometimes referred to as "epidermoid carcinoma" and "squamous cell epithelioma", though the use of these terms has decreased.

lkduke3 · #2 ● 08-11-2013, 04:28 PM

Who in their right mind would let that go on so long. I've never seen squamous cell carcinoma in such advanced stages. I guess it's suicide by cancer.

TwistedPrincess · #3 ● 08-11-2013, 05:05 PM

that is truly disgusting looking!

ninjachef · #4 ● 08-11-2013, 05:12 PM

Argh..... That should have been cut out long before that.

shavedkitty · #5 ● 08-11-2013, 07:24 PM

it can be extremely invasive, there is a high risk of treatment failure and I've seen many people die with horrific lesions eating into their bodies after aggressive treatment failed