| Disease Ontology | MeSH |
Disease ID: | DOID:5520 | D000077195 |
Disease Name: | head and neck squamous cell carcinoma | Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck |
Category: | Disease Ontology | MeSH |
Type: | | Neoplasms |
Define: | A head and neck carcinoma that has_material_basis_in squamous cells that line the moist, mucosal surfaces inside the head and neck. | The most common type of head and neck carcinoma that originates from cells on the surface of the NASAL CAVITY; MOUTH; PARANASAL SINUSES, SALIVARY GLANDS, and LARYNX. Mutations in TNFRSF10B, PTEN, and ING1 genes are associated with this cancer. |
Alias: | carcinoma of the head and neck//squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck//squamous cell carcinomas of head and neck | Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck//Head And Neck Squamous Cell Carcinomas//Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Head And Neck//Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck//Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma//HNSCC//Carcinoma, Squamous Cell of Head and Neck//Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx//Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma//Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Larynx//Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Nasal Cavity//Oral Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma//Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma//Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma//Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma//Oral Squamous Cell Carcinomas//Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Mouth//Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma |