Squamous cell carcinoma/Definition

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A carcinoma derived from stratified squamous epithelium. It may also occur in sites where glandular or columnar epithelium is normally present.

This definition is at least in part based on: Anonymous (2024), Squamous cell carcinoma (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.