| | MeSH | Disease Ontology |
| Disease ID: | D000077277 | DOID:3748 |
| Disease Name: | Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma | esophagus squamous cell carcinoma |
| Category: | MeSH | Disease Ontology |
| Type: | Neoplasms//Digestive System Diseases | disease of anatomical entity//disease of cellular proliferation |
| Define: | A carcinoma that originates usually from cells on the surface of the middle and lower third of the ESOPHAGUS. Tumor cells exhibit typical squamous morphology and form large polypoid lesions. Mutations in RNF6, LZTS1, TGFBR2, DEC1, and WWOX1 genes are associated with this cancer. | An esophageal carcinoma that derives_from epithelial squamous cells located_in the esophagus. |
| Alias: | Oesophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma | oesophagus squamous cell carcinoma//SCC of esophagus//SCC of oesophagus |