ICD-11 classes
13 Diseases of the digestive system
Diseases of oesophagus
Neoplasms of the oesophagus
2B70 — Malignant neoplasms of oesophagus
2B70.1 — Squamous cell carcinoma of oesophagus
ICD-11 2B70.1 — Squamous cell carcinoma of oesophagus
A squamous cell carcinoma arising from the esophagus. It can be associated with a long history of tobacco and alcohol abuse and is exceedingly rare before the age of 30. The median age is around 65 in both males and females, but the incidence in males is much higher than in females. It is located mostly in the middle and lower third of the esophagus. Grossly, polypoid, ulcerated, plaque-like and occult lesions have been described. The microscopic features are the same as in other squamous cell carcinomas. Any degree of differentiation may occur, and variation within a single tumour is common. The prognosis is poor.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
It has no clarifying diagnoses.
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere: