tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0006470
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 ]
Term info
- NCIT:C8183 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- UMLS:C0280317 (NCIT:C8183)
- EFO:1000597 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
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.
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0280317, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C8183
palatine tonsil squamous cell carcinoma, scc of the tonsil, scc of tonsil, squamous cell carcinoma of tonsil, tonsil scc, tonsillar scc, squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil
MONDO:0006470