superficial spreading carcinoma
superficial spreading carcinoma
Oncology A malignancy which, in the esophagus, is defined as one with an intramucosal extension of ≥ 20 mm from the primary lesion; while an SSC tends to respect the mucosa-submucosal interface, locoregional metastases are not uncommonMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.