bmore
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Can we count "squamous" as quality if " squamous cell carcinoma" is documented in the HPI?
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Wiki Counting as Quality
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tmorgan808
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I would say no. I think of quality being - sharp, burning, dull, constant
Tonyj
True Blue
I would count "squamous" as the quality of the carcinoma cell. I'd like to here other opinions.
MnTwins29
True Blue
With squamous being defined as having a fish-scale like feeling of the skin to the affected area, I would count this as quality as well. It gives more specificity to the nature of the skin lesion. If you are not comfortable with quality - how about signs and symptoms - the scaly feel of the skin is a symptom of a malignancy?
Tossing the idea out there...
Tossing the idea out there...
sullivak
Guru
I'm uncomfortable with counting this as quality as it is really descriptive of the cancerous cells and not so much of any symptomatology. Further, I don't think it can be definitively squamous without microscopics. Apparently a person can have squamous cell carcinoma in their digestive tract or in other internal organs, which would make it a real stretch to call it quality. Maybe then, it depends on the context? 