squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the cervix is the most common histological subtype of cervical cancer and accounts for 80-90% of cases.

Pathology

Most cervical squamous cell carcinomas grow at the squamocolumnar junction (SCJ). In younger women, the SCJ is located outside the external uterine os, and the tumor tends to grow outward (exophytic growth pattern). In elderly patients, the SCJ is located within the cervical canal and the cancer tends to grow inward along the cervical canal (endophytic growth pattern).

Variants

• papillary squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix

See also

• WHO histological classification of tumors of the uterine cervix

Siehe auch:

• Zervixkarzinom
• WHO Klassifikation der Tumoren der Cervix uteri

und weiter:

• Plattenepithelkarzinom
• squamous cell carcinoma of the aerodigestive tract of the head and neck
• adeno squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix
• Adenokarzinom der Cervix uteri