Stomach
Carcinoma
Gastric squamous cell carcinoma
Author: Elliot Weisenberg, M.D.
Last author update: 1 August 2012
Last staff update: 13 December 2023
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PubMed Search: Gastric squamous cell carcinoma
Cite this page: Weisenberg E. Gastric squamous cell carcinoma. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/stomachgastricSCC.html. Accessed May 9th, 2024.
Definition / general
- By definition, must be surrounded on all sides by gastric mucosa; otherwise may be esophageal carcinoma with gastric extension
- Usually have small glandular component if searched for
- Mucoepidermoid carcinoma: very rare
- Undifferentiated carcinoma: very rare
- Endodermal sinus tumor: very rare
- Embryonal carcinoma: very rare
Case reports
- 67 year old patient with squamous cell carcinoma of the gastric stump (Am J Surg Pathol 1989;13:317)
