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Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck MeSH Descriptor Data 2025
The most common type of head and neck carcinoma that originates from cells on the surface of the NASAL CAVITY; MOUTH; PARANASAL SINUSES, SALIVARY GLANDS, and LARYNX. Mutations in TNFRSF10B, PTEN, and ING1 genes are associated with this cancer.
Entry Term(s)
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell of Head and Neck
HNSCC
Head And Neck Squamous Cell Carcinomas
Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Oral Squamous Cell Carcinomas
Oral Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Larynx
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Mouth
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Nasal Cavity
Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Head And Neck
NLM Classification #
WE 707
Public MeSH Note
2019; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL OF HEAD AND NECK was indexed under CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL and HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS 2009-2018
The most common type of head and neck carcinoma that originates from cells on the surface of the NASAL CAVITY; MOUTH; PARANASAL SINUSES, SALIVARY GLANDS, and LARYNX. Mutations in TNFRSF10B, PTEN, and ING1 genes are associated with this cancer.