squamous cell carcinoma:

(SKWAY-mus. . .kar-sin-O-ma): Cancer that begins in squamous cells, which are thin, flat cells resembling fish scales. Squamous cells are found in the tissue that forms the surface of the skin, the lining of the hollow organs of the body, and the passages of the respiratory and digestive tracts. Also called epidermoid carcinoma. 

The second-most common form of skin cancer, squamous cell carcinoma, appears as nodules or red, scaly patches and can metastasize if untreated. While the cure rate is very high if treated early, squamous cell carcinoma results in at least 1,200 deaths a year. 

Cancer that begins in squamous cells, which are thin, flat cells resembling fish scales. Squamous cells are found in the tissue that forms the surface of the skin, the lining of the hollow organs of the body, and the passages of the respiratory and digestive tracts. 

Cancer that develops from the flattened, skin like cells called squamous cells. 

Squamous cell carcinoma is cancer that begins in the squamous cells, which are thin, flat cells that look like fish scales under the microscope. The word "squamous" came from the Latin squama, meaning "the scale of a fish or serpent."