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Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma

MedGen UID:
266085
•Concept ID:
C1266005
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Basaloid Squamous Cell Carcinoma; basaloid squamous cell carcinoma; basaloid squamous cell carcinoma (morphologic abnormality)
SNOMED CT: Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma (128634009)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003486

Definition

A squamous cell carcinoma characterized by the presence of cells with hyperchromatic nuclei, scant amount of cytoplasm, and peripheral nuclear palisading. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

How phenotype guides management of non-conventional squamous cell carcinomas of the larynx?
López F, Williams MD, Cardesa A, Hunt JL, Strojan P, Rinaldo A, Nixon IJ, Rodrigo JP, Saba NF, Mendenhall WM, Quer M, Suárez C, Ferlito A
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2017 Jul;274(7):2709-2726. Epub 2017 Mar 31 doi: 10.1007/s00405-017-4533-8. PMID: 28364287
A reappraisal of "basaloid carcinoma" of the cervix, and the differential diagnosis of basaloid cervical neoplasms.
Grayson W, Cooper K
Adv Anat Pathol 2002 Sep;9(5):290-300. doi: 10.1097/00125480-200209000-00003. PMID: 12195218
Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: clinicopathological features and differential diagnosis.
Barnes L, Ferlito A, Altavilla G, MacMillan C, Rinaldo A, Doglioni C
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 1996 Jan;105(1):75-82. doi: 10.1177/000348949610500115. PMID: 8546432

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Clinical predictors of special type of esophageal cancer.
Suzuki Y, Ohkura Y, Koseki M, Nomura K, Matsui A, Ueno M, Kikuchi D, Ohashi K, Hoteya S
Esophagus 2023 Jul;20(3):484-491. Epub 2023 Apr 10 doi: 10.1007/s10388-023-01003-1. PMID: 37036546
Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx: an analysis of 213 cases.
Xie C, Liao J, Huang C, Wei F, Liu T, Wen W, Sun W
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2022 Apr;279(4):2099-2107. Epub 2021 Jul 28 doi: 10.1007/s00405-021-07007-w. PMID: 34319483
Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma: a 31-year retrospective study and analysis of 214 cases reported in the literature.
Schuch LF, Nóbrega KHS, Gomes APN, Vasconcelos ACU
Oral Maxillofac Surg 2020 Mar;24(1):103-108. Epub 2020 Jan 8 doi: 10.1007/s10006-020-00828-9. PMID: 31912260
Human Papillomavirus-Independent Squamous Lesions of the Vulva.
Watkins JC
Surg Pathol Clin 2019 Jun;12(2):249-261. Epub 2019 Apr 5 doi: 10.1016/j.path.2019.01.001. PMID: 31097103
Basaloid Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Anus Revisited.
Graham RP, Arnold CA, Naini BV, Lam-Himlin DM
Am J Surg Pathol 2016 Mar;40(3):354-60. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000000594. PMID: 26866355

Diagnosis

Clinical predictors of special type of esophageal cancer.
Suzuki Y, Ohkura Y, Koseki M, Nomura K, Matsui A, Ueno M, Kikuchi D, Ohashi K, Hoteya S
Esophagus 2023 Jul;20(3):484-491. Epub 2023 Apr 10 doi: 10.1007/s10388-023-01003-1. PMID: 37036546
POU2F3 in SCLC: Clinicopathologic and Genomic Analysis With a Focus on Its Diagnostic Utility in Neuroendocrine-Low SCLC.
Baine MK, Febres-Aldana CA, Chang JC, Jungbluth AA, Sethi S, Antonescu CR, Travis WD, Hsieh MS, Roh MS, Homer RJ, Ladanyi M, Egger JV, Lai WV, Rudin CM, Rekhtman N
J Thorac Oncol 2022 Sep;17(9):1109-1121. Epub 2022 Jun 24 doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2022.06.004. PMID: 35760287Free PMC Article
Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx: an analysis of 213 cases.
Xie C, Liao J, Huang C, Wei F, Liu T, Wen W, Sun W
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2022 Apr;279(4):2099-2107. Epub 2021 Jul 28 doi: 10.1007/s00405-021-07007-w. PMID: 34319483
Esophageal basaloid squamous cell carcinoma presenting as a subepithelial lesion.
Shiratori Y, Kanomata N, Takagi K, Fukuda K
Clin J Gastroenterol 2021 Oct;14(5):1324-1328. Epub 2021 Jul 5 doi: 10.1007/s12328-021-01449-9. PMID: 34224084
Squamous cell carcinoma of the upper aerodigestive tract: dysplasia and select variants.
Wenig BM
Mod Pathol 2017 Jan;30(s1):S112-S118. doi: 10.1038/modpathol.2016.207. PMID: 28060368

Therapy

Cetuximab and paclitaxel combination therapy for recurrent basaloid squamous cell carcinoma in the ethmoid sinus.
Koyama S, Fujiwara K, Morisaki T, Fujii T, Nakamura Y, Fukuhara T, Takeuchi H
Auris Nasus Larynx 2021 Dec;48(6):1189-1192. Epub 2020 Jul 16 doi: 10.1016/j.anl.2020.07.002. PMID: 32684403
A comparative analysis of clinicopathological factors between esophageal small cell and basaloid squamous cell carcinoma.
Ishida H, Kasajima A, Onodera Y, Konno T, Maruyama S, Okamoto H, Sato C, Heishi T, Sakurai T, Taniyama Y, Takahashi M, Fujishima F, Jingu K, Ishioka C, Sasano H, Kamei T
Medicine (Baltimore) 2019 Feb;98(8):e14363. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000014363. PMID: 30813135Free PMC Article
Molecular pathology and potential therapeutic targets in esophageal basaloid squamous cell carcinoma.
Saito T, Mitomi H, Yao T
Int J Clin Exp Pathol 2015;8(3):2267-73. Epub 2015 Mar 1 PMID: 26045734Free PMC Article
Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity: an analysis of 92 cases.
Fritsch VA, Gerry DR, Lentsch EJ
Laryngoscope 2014 Jul;124(7):1573-8. Epub 2014 Apr 29 doi: 10.1002/lary.24384. PMID: 23946211
Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx--A systematic review.
Thankappan K
Auris Nasus Larynx 2012 Aug;39(4):397-401. Epub 2011 Aug 24 doi: 10.1016/j.anl.2011.07.018. PMID: 21868181

Prognosis

Clinical predictors of special type of esophageal cancer.
Suzuki Y, Ohkura Y, Koseki M, Nomura K, Matsui A, Ueno M, Kikuchi D, Ohashi K, Hoteya S
Esophagus 2023 Jul;20(3):484-491. Epub 2023 Apr 10 doi: 10.1007/s10388-023-01003-1. PMID: 37036546
Clinicopathological and mutational analysis of esophageal basaloid squamous cell carcinoma.
Yanai Y, Hayashi T, Tsuyama S, Nasu M, Hashimoto T, Kajiyama Y, Tsurumaru M, Mine S, Orita H, Fukunaga T, Yao T, Saito T
Virchows Arch 2022 Sep;481(3):477-487. Epub 2022 May 31 doi: 10.1007/s00428-022-03350-3. PMID: 35641667
Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx: an analysis of 213 cases.
Xie C, Liao J, Huang C, Wei F, Liu T, Wen W, Sun W
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2022 Apr;279(4):2099-2107. Epub 2021 Jul 28 doi: 10.1007/s00405-021-07007-w. PMID: 34319483
Esophageal basaloid squamous cell carcinoma presenting as a subepithelial lesion.
Shiratori Y, Kanomata N, Takagi K, Fukuda K
Clin J Gastroenterol 2021 Oct;14(5):1324-1328. Epub 2021 Jul 5 doi: 10.1007/s12328-021-01449-9. PMID: 34224084
Squamous cell carcinoma of the upper aerodigestive tract: dysplasia and select variants.
Wenig BM
Mod Pathol 2017 Jan;30(s1):S112-S118. doi: 10.1038/modpathol.2016.207. PMID: 28060368

Clinical prediction guides

Clinical predictors of special type of esophageal cancer.
Suzuki Y, Ohkura Y, Koseki M, Nomura K, Matsui A, Ueno M, Kikuchi D, Ohashi K, Hoteya S
Esophagus 2023 Jul;20(3):484-491. Epub 2023 Apr 10 doi: 10.1007/s10388-023-01003-1. PMID: 37036546
Sinonasal small round blue cell tumors: An approach to diagnosis.
Simons SA, Bridge JA, Leon ME
Semin Diagn Pathol 2016 Mar;33(2):91-103. Epub 2015 Sep 10 doi: 10.1053/j.semdp.2015.09.010. PMID: 26585346
Molecular pathology and potential therapeutic targets in esophageal basaloid squamous cell carcinoma.
Saito T, Mitomi H, Yao T
Int J Clin Exp Pathol 2015;8(3):2267-73. Epub 2015 Mar 1 PMID: 26045734Free PMC Article
Basal cell carcinoma vs basaloid squamous cell carcinoma of the skin: an immunohistochemical reappraisal.
Webb DV, Mentrikoski MJ, Verduin L, Brill LB 2nd, Wick MR
Ann Diagn Pathol 2015 Apr;19(2):70-5. Epub 2015 Jan 22 doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2015.01.004. PMID: 25702956
A literature review on oral basaloid squamous cell carcinomas, with special emphasis on etiology.
Jayasooriya PR, Tilakaratne WM, Mendis BR, Lombardi T
Ann Diagn Pathol 2013 Dec;17(6):547-51. Epub 2013 Oct 21 doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2013.09.001. PMID: 24157420

Recent systematic reviews

Human Papillomavirus-Related Multiphenotypic Sinonasal Carcinoma-An Even Broader Tumor Entity?
Zupancic M, Näsman A
Viruses 2021 Sep 17;13(9) doi: 10.3390/v13091861. PMID: 34578442Free PMC Article
Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx--A systematic review.
Thankappan K
Auris Nasus Larynx 2012 Aug;39(4):397-401. Epub 2011 Aug 24 doi: 10.1016/j.anl.2011.07.018. PMID: 21868181

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