[HTML][HTML] From keratinocyte to cancer: the pathogenesis and modeling of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma

V Ratushny, MD Gober, R Hick… - The Journal of …, 2012 - Am Soc Clin Investig
V Ratushny, MD Gober, R Hick, TW Ridky, JT Seykora
The Journal of clinical investigation, 2012Am Soc Clin Investig
Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) is the second most common human cancer
with over 250,000 new cases annually in the US and is second in incidence only to basal
cell carcinoma. cSCC typically manifests as a spectrum of progressively advanced
malignancies, ranging from a precursor actinic keratosis (AK) to squamous cell carcinoma
(SCC) in situ (SCCIS), invasive cSCC, and finally metastatic SCC. In this Review we discuss
clinical and molecular parameters used to define this range of cutaneous neoplasia and …
Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) is the second most common human cancer with over 250,000 new cases annually in the US and is second in incidence only to basal cell carcinoma. cSCC typically manifests as a spectrum of progressively advanced malignancies, ranging from a precursor actinic keratosis (AK) to squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in situ (SCCIS), invasive cSCC, and finally metastatic SCC. In this Review we discuss clinical and molecular parameters used to define this range of cutaneous neoplasia and integrate these with the multiple experimental approaches used to study this disease. Insights gained from modeling cSCCs have suggested innovative therapeutic targets for treating these lesions.
The Journal of Clinical Investigation