esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
MONDO:0005580Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names esophageal squamous cell carcinoma yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is a type of esophageal carcinoma (EC) that can affect any part of the esophagus, but is usually located in the upper or middle third.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0005580), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
8 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- Clinodactyly of the 5th toeHPOHP:0001864
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Esophageal carcinomaHPOHP:0011459
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Feeding difficulties in infancyHPOHP:0008872
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Abnormality of the voiceHPOHP:0001608
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Chest painHPOHP:0100749
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- CoughHPOHP:0012735
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Nausea and vomitingHPOHP:0002017
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- LymphadenopathyHPOHP:0002716
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
Where it sits
Other names
16 names
Resolves to: esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
- Also called
- ESCCesophageal epidermoid carcinomaesophageal sccesophageal squamous cell canceresophagus sccesophagus squamous cell carcinomaoesophagus sccscc of esophagusscc of the esophagusscc of the oesophagussquamous cell car. - esophagussquamous cell car. - oesophagussquamous cell carcinoma of esophagussquamous cell carcinoma of oesophagussquamous cell carcinoma of the esophagussquamous cell carcinoma of the oesophagus