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#redirect [[Urinary_bladder#Squamous_cell_carcinoma_of_the_urinary_bladder]]
'''Squamous cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder''', abbreviated '''SCC of the bladder''', is a rare [[cancer]] of the [[urinary bladder]]. 
 
Squamous differentiation in [[urothelial carcinoma]] is common and much more frequent than SCC of the bladder.
 
==General==
*Strong association with ''Schistosoma haematobium''.<ref name=pmid17483025>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Michaud | first1 = DS. | title = Chronic inflammation and bladder cancer. | journal = Urol Oncol | volume = 25 | issue = 3 | pages = 260-8 | month =  | year =  | doi = 10.1016/j.urolonc.2006.10.002 | PMID = 17483025 }}</ref>
**Common in areas with ''S. haematobium''.
**Uncommon in areas without ''S. haematobium''.
 
==Microscopic==
Features:
*See ''[[squamous cell carcinoma]]'' article.
 
DDx:
*[[Condyloma accuminatum]].
*[[Squamous dysplasia]].
*[[Urothelial carcinoma]] with squamous differentiation.
 
==See also==
*[[Urinary bladder]].
*[[Squamous cell carcinoma]].
 
==References==
{{Reflist|1}}


[[Category:Diagnosis]]
[[Category:Diagnosis]]

Revision as of 16:45, 13 February 2015

Squamous cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder, abbreviated SCC of the bladder, is a rare cancer of the urinary bladder.

Squamous differentiation in urothelial carcinoma is common and much more frequent than SCC of the bladder.

General

  • Strong association with Schistosoma haematobium.[1]
    • Common in areas with S. haematobium.
    • Uncommon in areas without S. haematobium.

Microscopic

Features:

DDx:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Michaud, DS.. "Chronic inflammation and bladder cancer.". Urol Oncol 25 (3): 260-8. doi:10.1016/j.urolonc.2006.10.002. PMID 17483025.
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