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How do a squamous cell and squamous cell carcinoma differ?
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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.
Answered 6/15/2014
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