A 30-year-old member asked:
Is poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma something that can be cured?
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Dr. Myron Arlenanswered
Surgical Oncology 66 years experience
Yes: Squamous cell Ca is a malignancy of tissues arising cutaneously (skin) and abutting internal structures such as bronchus and vagina/ cervix. High grade malignancies arising from such structures such as Ca of skin, bronchogenic Ca and cervix cancer can be cured iif not in metastatic phase, by wide resection,, followed by RT - chemo when needed
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A female asked:
What is? Invasive poorly differentiated Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma. And how bad is it.
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Dr. J. Lawrence Dohananswered
Dermatology 59 years experience
Ask the DR!!!!!: Not enough information supplied. Baso-squamous cell cancers are usually easy to cure. Disposition determined by size, depth, location.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Is a squamous cell something that forms squamous cell carcinoma?
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Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Not necessarily: Squamous cells are normal constituents of skin and some of the other linings, e.g., vagina. Squamous cells per se do not give rise to any cancer. Some cancer have squamous cell features.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
How can I distinguish between mild, moderate and poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma?
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Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 46 years experience
You can't: The pathologist makes the diagnosis by examining tissue under the microscope.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
What is meant by "poorly differentiated" squamous cell carcinoma? Does that mean that it is at the initial stage?
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Dr. Andrew Turrisianswered
Radiation Oncology 49 years experience
Pathologists use: Descriptive terms, now being replaced by molecular markers... Poorly differentiated signified more deranged cellular findings, and conveyed an indication of a higher malignant potential...Not verified, but worse than well-differentiated or moderately differentiated.
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