head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
MONDO:0010150Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names head and neck squamous cell carcinoma yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A squamous cell carcinoma that arises from any of the following anatomic sites: lip and oral cavity, nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, pharynx, larynx, and salivary glands.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0010150), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Genes
2 genes
Germline variants in the gene encoding each protein, as classified by GenCC submitters, each in their own words. Limited, disputed and refuted submissions are listed too.
Where it sits
- Narrower terms (13)
- conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma
- cornea squamous cell carcinoma
- external ear squamous cell carcinoma
- lacrimal gland squamous cell carcinoma
- laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma
- lip and oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma
- middle ear squamous cell carcinoma
- nasal cavity and paranasal sinus squamous cell carcinoma
- nasal cavity squamous cell carcinoma
- nasopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma
- paranasal sinus squamous cell carcinoma
- pharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma
- primary intraosseous squamous cell carcinoma
Other names
6 names
Resolves to: head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
- Also called
- craniocervical region squamous cell carcinomaHNSCCSCCHNsquamous cell carcinoma of head and necksquamous cell carcinoma of the head and necksquamous cell carcinoma, head and neck, somatic