Question 1

what does squamous cell carcinoma on the nose look like?

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Non healing: Red ulcer, may be painful, does not have to be. Tends to grow outward radially and burrow deeper. Do not delay. See plastic or derm surgeon.

Question 2

what does anal squamous cell cancer look like?

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Lump or ulcer: Each is likely to be more firm than the surrounding tissue, and to penetrate deeply.

Question 3

what does squamous cell carcinoma mean to you?

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Subtype of cancer: It only means-a subtype of cancer. Nothing much. The treatment, prognosis etc- will depend on  where is this cancer located primarily? , what is the stage ( how big it is? Any lymph node or adjacent tissue involvement? Any spreading to distant organ? Etc. 
If you smoke tobacco and drink alcohol- you need to quit. Please discuss in detail with your oncologist.

Question 4

how often does squamous cell carcinoma of the skin metastasize?  pls don't say "not often".  ie. 1%, 2%, etc is what i am wondering- thanks

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Rarely!: I would say the chances of metastases are somewhere between 1% or less. It depends on the degree of differentiation and the size of the primary lesion before it was removed. Poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinomas , if more than 1-2 cm in size have a higher risk for metastases...up to 5% to 10%. I hope this helps. Send us the pathology report, then we can be more exacting in our response.

Question 5

what is squamous cell carcinoma like?

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Depends on site: Squamous cell carcinomas of the skin are usually slow growing and metastasize only infrequently.  Squamous cell carcinomas of the lung are lethal and a majority of the patients are dead within a year.  Squamous cell carcinomas of the esophagus, cervix, oro-pharynx etc fall in between.

Question 6

what is it like to have squamous cell carcinoma on upper lip?

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Often not much: An ulcer surrounded by firmness, or just a slight firmness and expansion of an area with a bit of surface roughening, may be all you notice at first. Neglected, it'll turn much nastier in time. Photo Guy let his go for a while, but it looks like his surgeons did a great job with reconstruction.

Question 7

what is vasive squamous cell carcinoma?

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Invasive: You probably mean "invasive" squamous cell carcinoma.  All cancers, including squamous cell carcinomas, by definition, are invasive. Invasiveness refers to the ability of cancer cells to burrow into surrounding tissues and destroy normal structures.

Question 8

can you explain squamous cell carcinoma?

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SCC: Squamous cells are normal epithelial cells present in a layer of the skin called the epidermis.  When the architecture of the cell is distorted, severely disorganized, and has uninhibited growth, it becomes a cancer.

Question 9

can children get squamous cell carcinoma?

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Very rarely: Squamous cell carcinomas are uncommon in children. When diagnosed in young individuals, there is usually a predisposing factor like immunosuppression (transplant patients), previous exposure to radiation or chemotherapy, or human papilloma virus infection. Squamous cell cancers of the skin  usually takes years of ultraviolet light exposure before appearing at an average age of 65.

Question 10

what are stages of squamous cell carcinoma?

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Differentiated: The pathology report will desribe well, moderate or poorly differentiated. Well differentiated is less advanced. It will also describe depth on invasion and whether nerves are involved. An evaluation of lymph nodes is done to confirm squamous cell is localized to skin. In advanced cases it will have spread requiring surgery followed by radiation, and possible chemotherapy.

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