Squamous cells are flat, scale-like cells. Squamous cells are
found:
In the top layers of the skin.
In the tissue that
covers the inside of many organs (such as the bladder).
In the
tissue that lines the passageways of the digestive system and the respiratory
system.
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E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer
Avery L. Seifert, MD - Urology
Last Revised
September 1, 2010
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Last Updated:
September 01, 2010
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