Squamous cell carcinoma

Squamous cell carcinoma

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Summary of changes made to squamous cell carcinoma content:

Content reviewed <<1162767002 |Squamous cell carcinoma (morphologic abnormality)| and content using <<1162767002 |Squamous cell carcinoma (morphologic abnormality)| in definitions.

  1. Descriptions updated to reflect editorial guidance and current clinical nomenclature.

  2. Use of HPV-independent and HPV-associated

    1. Squamous cell carcinoma treatment is highly contingent on the presence/absense of HPV in the disease process. It is assessed using p16 IHC and the pattern of staining observed.

    2. HPV-independent and HPV-associated SCC are reported differently and use different synoptic protocols for purposes of pathology reporting

    3. As such, HPV-independent and HPV-associated SCC morphologies subtypes were created and classified as subtypes of the HPV-independent/associated SCC morphology concept.

  3. Disorders referenced as Buschke-Löwenstein such as: 402911002 |Penile verrucous carcinoma of Buschke-Löwenstein (disorder)| have been inactivated as outdated and possibly replaced by concepts defined by Giant condyloma acuminatus or malignant verrucous carcinoma.  Current medical understanding and nomenclature separates these two morphologies.  It is unclear if historical diagnoses represented the condylomatous condition or the malignant carcinoma condition.

List of concepts added and inactivated:

28 new concepts added:

Id

FSN

1409180004

Giant condyloma acuminatum of anus (disorder)

1409175008

Giant condyloma acuminatum of penis (disorder)

1409176009

Giant condyloma acuminatum of vulva (disorder)

1409179002

Malignant verrucous carcinoma of anus (disorder)

1409174007

Malignant verrucous carcinoma of penis (disorder)

1402256009

Malignant nonkeratinizing squamous cell carcinoma of lung (disorder)

1409177000

Malignant verrucous carcinoma of vulva (disorder)

1402257000

Primary malignant nonkeratinizing squamous cell carcinoma of lung (disorder)

1409099005

Primary malignant squamous cell carcinoma of cervix (disorder)

1409098002

Primary malignant serous carcinoma of body of uterus (disorder)

1409170003

Condyloma acuminatum (morphologic abnormality)

1402265002

Malignant human papillomavirus associated adenosquamous carcinoma (morphologic abnormality)

1402269008

Malignant human papillomavirus associated basaloid squamous cell carcinoma (morphologic abnormality)

1402266001

Malignant human papillomavirus associated ciliated adenosquamous carcinoma (morphologic abnormality)

1402264003

Malignant human papillomavirus associated papillary squamous cell carcinoma (morphologic abnormality)

1402267005

Malignant human papillomavirus associated lymphoepithelial carcinoma (morphologic abnormality)

1402268000

Malignant human papillomavirus associated spindle cell squamous cell carcinoma (morphologic abnormality)

1402273006

Malignant human papillomavirus independent ciliated adenosquamous carcinoma (morphologic abnormality)

1402274000

Malignant human papillomavirus independent adenosquamous carcinoma (morphologic abnormality)

1402270009

Malignant human papillomavirus independent basaloid squamous cell carcinoma (morphologic abnormality)

1402275004

Malignant human papillomavirus independent papillary squamous cell carcinoma (morphologic abnormality)

1402263009

Malignant keratinizing human papillomavirus associated squamous cell carcinoma (morphologic abnormality)

1402279005

Malignant human papillomavirus independent lymphoepithelial carcinoma (morphologic abnormality)

1402271008

Malignant human papillomavirus independent spindle cell squamous cell carcinoma (morphologic abnormality)

1402277007

Malignant nonkeratinizing human papillomavirus independent squamous cell carcinoma (morphologic abnormality)

1402276003

Malignant keratinizing human papillomavirus independent squamous cell carcinoma (morphologic abnormality)

1402262004

Malignant nonkeratinizing human papillomavirus associated squamous cell carcinoma (morphologic abnormality)

1366051002

Malignant nonkeratinizing squamous cell carcinoma (morphologic abnormality)

25 concepts inactivated:

Id

FSN

Reason

Assoc Type

Assoc Value

402910001

Anogenital verrucous carcinoma of Buschke-Löwenstein (disorder)

AMBIGUOUS

POSSIBLY EQUIVALENT TO

1409179002 |Malignant verrucous carcinoma of anus (disorder)|

402910001

Anogenital verrucous carcinoma of Buschke-Löwenstein (disorder)

AMBIGUOUS

POSSIBLY EQUIVALENT TO

1409180004 |Giant condyloma acuminatum of anus (disorder)|

402911002

Penile verrucous carcinoma of Buschke-Löwenstein (disorder)

AMBIGUOUS

POSSIBLY EQUIVALENT TO

1409174007 |Malignant verrucous carcinoma of penis (disorder)|

402911002

Penile verrucous carcinoma of Buschke-Löwenstein (disorder)

AMBIGUOUS

POSSIBLY EQUIVALENT TO

1409175008 |Giant condyloma acuminatum of penis (disorder)|

1197266009

Primary papillary carcinoma of body of uterus (disorder)

AMBIGUOUS

POSSIBLY EQUIVALENT TO

371971003 |Primary malignant neoplasm of body of uterus (disorder)|

1197266009

Primary papillary carcinoma of body of uterus (disorder)

AMBIGUOUS

POSSIBLY EQUIVALENT TO

1409098002 |Primary malignant serous carcinoma of body of uterus (disorder)|

1197268005

Primary papillary carcinoma of cervix uteri (disorder)

AMBIGUOUS

POSSIBLY EQUIVALENT TO

184781000119102 |Primary adenocarcinoma of cervix uteri (disorder)|

1197268005

Primary papillary carcinoma of cervix uteri (disorder)

AMBIGUOUS

POSSIBLY EQUIVALENT TO

1409099005 |Primary malignant squamous cell carcinoma of cervix (disorder)|

707408006

Primary small cell non-keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma of lung (disorder)

OUTDATED

REPLACED BY

1402257000 |Primary malignant nonkeratinizing squamous cell carcinoma of lung (disorder)|

1259446001

Primary undifferentiated nonkeratinizing squamous cell carcinoma of nasopharynx (disorder)

OUTDATED

REPLACED BY

1259470002 |Primary malignant nonkeratinizing squamous cell carcinoma of nasopharynx (disorder)|

1293093002

Pseudovascular squamous cell carcinoma (disorder)

OUTDATED

REPLACED BY

403901001 |Malignant acantholytic squamous cell carcinoma (disorder)|

1260076006

Small cell non-keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma of lung (disorder)

OUTDATED

REPLACED BY

1402256009 |Malignant nonkeratinizing squamous cell carcinoma of lung (disorder)|

698048006

Undifferentiated nonkeratinizing squamous cell carcinoma of nasopharynx (disorder)

OUTDATED

REPLACED BY

707705008 |Malignant nonkeratinizing squamous cell carcinoma of nasopharynx (disorder)|

402912009

Vulval verrucous carcinoma of Buschke-Löwenstein (disorder)

AMBIGUOUS

POSSIBLY EQUIVALENT TO

1409177000 |Malignant verrucous carcinoma of vulva (disorder)|

402912009

Vulval verrucous carcinoma of Buschke-Löwenstein (disorder)

AMBIGUOUS

POSSIBLY EQUIVALENT TO

1409176009 |Giant condyloma acuminatum of vulva (disorder)|

14442007

Generalized keratoacanthoma (morphologic abnormality)

OUTDATED

REPLACED BY

58220003 |Keratoacanthoma of uncertain behavior (morphologic abnormality)|

448406002

Grade III squamous intraepithelial neoplasia with microinvasive squamous cell carcinoma (morphologic abnormality)

ERRONEOUS

REPLACED BY

12478003 |Malignant microinvasive squamous cell carcinoma (morphologic abnormality)|

417049003

Localized keratoacanthoma (morphologic abnormality)

OUTDATED

REPLACED BY

58220003 |Keratoacanthoma of uncertain behavior (morphologic abnormality)|

1187092008

Malignant keratoacanthoma (morphologic abnormality)

OUTDATED

REPLACED BY

58220003 |Keratoacanthoma of uncertain behavior (morphologic abnormality)|

399739006

Metaplastic squamous cell carcinoma (morphologic abnormality)

OUTDATED

REPLACED BY

1162767002 |Malignant squamous cell carcinoma (morphologic abnormality)|

25910003

Papillary carcinoma (morphologic abnormality)

DUPLICATE

SAME AS

39056008 |Malignant papillary squamous cell carcinoma (morphologic abnormality)|

128674003

Papillary microcarcinoma (morphologic abnormality)

OUTDATED

REPLACED BY

1336196002 |Malignant papillary thyroid carcinoma (morphologic abnormality)|

733897002

Pseudovascular squamous cell carcinoma (morphologic abnormality)

OUTDATED

REPLACED BY

85956000 |Malignant acantholytic squamous cell carcinoma (morphologic abnormality)|

399494004

Squamous cell carcinoma in post-traumatic skin lesion (morphologic abnormality)

NONCONFORMANCE_TO_EDITORIAL_POLICY

REPLACED BY

1162767002 |Malignant squamous cell carcinoma (morphologic abnormality)|

128633003

Squamous cell carcinoma with horn formation (morphologic abnormality)

OUTDATED

REPLACED BY

1162767002 |Malignant squamous cell carcinoma (morphologic abnormality)|

45490001

Squamous cell carcinoma, large cell, nonkeratinizing (morphologic abnormality)

OUTDATED

REPLACED BY

1366051002 |Malignant nonkeratinizing squamous cell carcinoma (morphologic abnormality)|

399582005

Squamous cell carcinoma, nonkeratinizing, differentiated (morphologic abnormality)

OUTDATED

REPLACED BY

1366051002 |Malignant nonkeratinizing squamous cell carcinoma (morphologic abnormality)|

399694008

Squamous cell carcinoma, nonkeratinizing, mixed differentiated and undifferentiated (morphologic abnormality)

OUTDATED

REPLACED BY

1366051002 |Malignant nonkeratinizing squamous cell carcinoma (morphologic abnormality)|

35718007

Squamous cell carcinoma, small cell, nonkeratinizing (morphologic abnormality)

OUTDATED

REPLACED BY

1366051002 |Malignant nonkeratinizing squamous cell carcinoma (morphologic abnormality)|

449778005

Undifferentiated nonkeratinizing squamous cell carcinoma (morphologic abnormality)

OUTDATED

REPLACED BY

1366051002 |Malignant nonkeratinizing squamous cell carcinoma (morphologic abnormality)|

 

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