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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Cancer / July 2006Cancer Name Confusion
Hi, gang, Several years ago I battled malignant melanoma. Over the last two decades, I have been battling basal cell carcenoma. I have also been battling squamash cell carcenoma, like the the others, squamash cell carcenoma is from too much Florida sun attacking my fair complexion. Now, I find myself entering into battle with a fourth cancer, but this time having nothing to do with either the Florida sun or my fair complexion. Instead, it has to do with my lungs (though not with smoking). The weird thing is its name, squamash cell carcenoma. Wait a minute! Aren't different diseases supposed to have different names? Why give two different diseases the same name? How can one disease be squamash cell carcenoma aand another disease also be squamash cell carcenoma? I'm confused.  SignatureA Monkkey's Unkle will always prevail. Even though the names are the same squamous cell they are two different diseases. Most squamous cell skin cancers have over a 90% cure rate, usually treated with surgical or radiation. Squamous cell lung cancer is a more aggressive cancer. The name squamous. for what I can gather is the way the cells look with the pathologist looks and the slides. Squamous cell lung cancer is also know as non-small cell lung cancer. Most squamous cell carcinoma starts in the central areas of the lungs. Good luck you are a survivor and hopefully you can beat this one too. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squamous_cell_carcinoma http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lung_cancer > Even though the names are the same squamous cell they are two different > diseases. Most squamous cell skin cancers have over a 90% cure rate, usually > treated with surgical or radiation. Squamous cell lung cancer is a more > aggressive cancer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lung_cancer Says "slow growing..." Large cell is a fast-growing form" J >> Even though the names are the same squamous cell they are two different >> diseases. Most squamous cell skin cancers have over a 90% cure rate, [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Large cell is a fast-growing form" > J The non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC) are grouped together because their prognosis and management is roughly identical. When it cannot be subtyped, it is frequently coded to 8046/3. The subtypes are: a.. (M8070/3) Squamous cell carcinoma, accounting for 20% to 25% of NSCLC, also starts in the larger breathing tubes but grows slower meaning that the size of these tumours varies on diagnosis. b.. (M8140/3) Adenocarcinoma is the most common subtype of NSCLC, accounting for 50% to 60% of NSCLC. It is a form which starts near the gas-exchanging surface of the lung. Most cases of the adenocarcinoma are associated with smoking. However, among non-smokers and in particular female non-smokers, adenocarcinoma is the most common form of lung cancer. A subtype of adenocarcinoma, the bronchioalveolar carcinoma, is more common in female non-smokers and may have different responses to treatment. c.. Large cell carcinoma is a fast-growing form that grows near the surface of the lung. It is primarily a diagnosis of exclusion, and when more investigation is done, it is usually reclassified to squamous cell carcinoma or adenocarcinoma. I guess it all relative.....the mnagement and prognosis is the same. > Wait a minute! Aren't > different diseases supposed to have different names? Why give two > different diseases the same name? How can one disease be squamash cell > carcenoma aand another disease also be squamash cell carcenoma? > > I'm confused. Me, too. I had a squamous cell tumor on my tongue. I talk a lot but not enough for the sun to have had *that* much effect on my tongue. Janet Signature----------- Janet Wilder The Road Princess http://janetwilder.blogspot.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squamous Squamous cells are flat cells which form the surface of an epithelium (such as skin or mucous membranes). They can be identified histologically by the fact that they look flattened and thin under a microscope. Epithelia lined by squamous cells can be classified as either stratified or simple. In simple squamous epithelia all the cells are in contact with the basal lamina (basement membrane) of the epithelium, whereas in stratified squamous epithelia the cells which line the epithelium are arranged in layers and as such some of them won't be in contact with the basement membrane. Other epithelia include columnar epithelia, cuboidal epithelia and transitional epithelia. The mouth and parts of the lung have mucous membranes hence squamous cells. >> Wait a minute! Aren't >> different diseases supposed to have different names? Why give two [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Janet > Hi, gang, > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > I'm confused. Same kind of cell of origin- squamous cells of the skin or epithelium Entirely different cancers though |
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