Let's make grading of squamous cell carcinomas more meaningful to clinicians (via "Ed's Insight").
Histologic grading of squamous cell carcinomas seems to lack clinical import or usefulness in most instances. Perhaps this is because we are doing it incorrectly. This article suggests a simple grading philosophy that potentially may prove more meaningful. Comments about the nature of verrucous carcinoma are included.
Heffner
Dennis K
DK
Department of Endocrine and Otorhinolaryngic/Head & Neck Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC 20306-6000, USA.
D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010212:Papilloma / Q000473:pathology