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'''Squamous dysplasia of the head and neck''', often '''squamous dysplasia''', is a precusor to [[head and neck squamous cell carcinoma]].
'''Squamous dysplasia of the head and neck''', often '''squamous dysplasia''', is a precursor to [[head and neck squamous cell carcinoma]].


==General==
==General==
*Similar to squamous dysplasia elsewhere.
*Similar to squamous dysplasia elsewhere.
*Precursor to [[head and neck squamous cell carcinoma]].


==Gross==
==Gross==
Features:<Ref name=pmid20596993>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Eversole | first1 = LR. | title = Dysplasia of the upper aerodigestive tract squamous epithelium. | journal = Head Neck Pathol | volume = 3 | issue = 1 | pages = 63-8 | month = Mar | year = 2009 | doi = 10.1007/s12105-009-0103-8 | PMID = 20596993 }}</ref>
*[[Erythroplakia]].
*[[Erythroplakia]].
*[[Leukoplakia]].
*[[Leukoplakia]].
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*[[Benign leukoplakia]].
*[[Benign leukoplakia]].
*[[Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma]].
*[[Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma]].
===Images===
www:
*[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2807542/figure/Fig2/ Squamous dysplasia (nih.gov)].<Ref name=pmid20596993/>


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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Head and neck pathology]].
*[[Head and neck pathology]].
==References==
{{Reflist|1}}


[[Category:Diagnosis]]
[[Category:Diagnosis]]
[[Category:Head and neck pathology]]
[[Category:Head and neck pathology]]

Revision as of 03:11, 26 February 2014

Squamous dysplasia of the head and neck, often squamous dysplasia, is a precursor to head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

General

Gross

Features:[1]

Microscopic

Features:

  • Basal nuclear atypia - may be mild.
  • Lack of maturation to the surface.
  • +/-Parakeratosis.

DDx:

Images

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PHARYNGEAL WALL, POSTERIOR, BIOPSY:
- SQUAMOUS MUCOSA WITH MILD SQUAMOUS DYSPLASIA.
- NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Eversole, LR. (Mar 2009). "Dysplasia of the upper aerodigestive tract squamous epithelium.". Head Neck Pathol 3 (1): 63-8. doi:10.1007/s12105-009-0103-8. PMID 20596993.
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