A squamous cell carcinoma that arises from the mucosal lining of the tonsil and tends to metastasize early to the lymph nodes. It predominantly affects middle aged and elderly patients who have a history of alcohol and tobacco use. Patients may present with tonsillar swelling, sore throat, pain radiating to the ipsilateral ear, or a neck mass. [ NCIT:P378 ]
Synonyms: SCC of tonsil tonsil squamous cell carcinoma palatine tonsil squamous cell carcinoma squamous cell carcinoma of tonsil SCC of the tonsil tonsil SCC tonsillar SCC squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil
Term information
- MEDGEN:79101 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- EFO:1000597 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- DOID:0050920 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- NCIT:C8183 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- UMLS:C0280317 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
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http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0280317
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_0050920
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C8183
http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo/EFO_1000597
http://identifiers.org/medgen/79101