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へんぺいじょうがん 扁平上皮癌
Noun
1. squamous cell carcinoma; SCCMedicine
Wikipedia definition
2. Squamous-cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinoma (SCC or SqCC) is a cancer of a kind of epithelial cell, the squamous cell. These cells are the main part of the epidermis of the skin, and this cancer is one of the major forms of skin cancer. However, squamous cells also occur in the lining of the digestive tract, lungs, and other areas of the body, and SCC occurs as a form of cancer in diverse tissues, including the lips, mouth, esophagus, urinary bladder, prostate, lung, vagina, and cervix, among others.
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扁平上皮がん 【へんぺいじょうひがん】扁平上皮ガン 【へんぺいじょうひがん】

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