can anyone answer this...
Danielle Holke
Hi,
My mother has recently been diagnosed with a benign type of cancer in
her reproductive system. Now, she has asked me to do some research on
the type of cancer cell she specifically has. She keeps using the word
"squamish". Is this slang for a particular type of cancer cell or is she
mixed up? If anyone can point me in the right direction I'd really
appreciate it.
Danielle
Richard Miller
You are referring to squamous cell carcinoma which most commonly arises
from the cervix.
--
Richard Miller M.D.
Hematopathology
"alles ist nur ein Uebergang"
Paul I. Roda, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Danielle Holke wrote:
> Hi,
>
> My mother has recently been diagnosed with a benign type of
> cancer in
> her reproductive system. Now, she has asked me to do some research on
> the type of cancer cell she specifically has. She keeps using the word
>
> "squamish". Is this slang for a particular type of cancer cell or is
> she
> mixed up? If anyone can point me in the right direction I'd really
> appreciate it.
>
> Danielle
One wonders if the word is "Squamous" which refers to how tissue
looks under the microscope. Could she have "squamous metaplasia" which
is a premalignant transformation of the lining of the cervix? Or does
she have a squamous neoplasm which has (hopefully) been cured by
surgery?
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Paul I. Roda, M.D., F.A.C.P. wrote:
>
> Danielle Holke wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > My mother has recently been diagnosed with a benign type of
> > cancer in
> > her reproductive system. Now, she has asked me to do some research on
> > the type of cancer cell she specifically has. She keeps using the word
> >
> > "squamish". Is this slang for a particular type of cancer cell or is
> > she
> > mixed up? If anyone can point me in the right direction I'd really
> > appreciate it.
> >
> > Danielle
>
> One wonders if the word is "Squamous" which refers to how tissue
> looks under the microscope. Could she have "squamous metaplasia" which
> is a premalignant transformation of the lining of the cervix? Or does
> she have a squamous neoplasm which has (hopefully) been cured by
> surgery?
Cervical squamous metaplasia per se is a physiological process; it is
not considered a premalignant lesion. Viral induced atypical squamous
metaplasia may be a premalignant lesion and certainly cervical dysplasia
or cervical intraepithelial neoplasia is considered premalignant.
Howard Homler
>Hi,
>
> My mother has recently been diagnosed with a benign type of cancer in
>her reproductive system. Now, she has asked me to do some research on
>the type of cancer cell she specifically has. She keeps using the word
>"squamish". Is this slang for a particular type of cancer cell or is she
>mixed up? If anyone can point me in the right direction I'd really
>appreciate it.
>
>Danielle
Danielle, She probably means squamous, which refers to a certain class
of cell types. But there is no such thing as a "benign type" of
cancer. She may,however, mean that they said she had a very slow
growing non-agressive type of cancer. What you'll also need to know
about the disease is which part of the reproductive system did it
originate from and what is it's clinical Stage. H2