Definition of Epithelioid. Meaning of Epithelioid. Synonyms of Epithelioid

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Definition of Epithelioid

Epithelioid
Epithelioid Ep`i*the"li*oid, a. [Epithelium + -oid.] (Anat.) Like epithelium; as, epithelioid cells.

Meaning of Epithelioid from wikipedia

- Epithelioid sarcoma is a rare soft tissue sarcoma arising from mesenchymal tissue and characterized by epithelioid-like features. It accounts for less...
- Epithelioid may refer to: Epithelioid cell, a cell that resembles epithelial cells Epithelioid sarcoma, a soft tissue tumour Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma...
- Epithelioid cells (also called epithelioid histiocytes) are derivatives of activated macrophages resembling epithelial cells. Structurally, epithelioid...
- Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) is a rare tumor, first characterized by Sharon Weiss and Franz Enzinger in 1982 that both clinically and histologically...
- condition characterized by large, firm, blue or blue-black nodules.: 701  An epithelioid blue nevus is a cutaneous condition most commonly seen in patients with...
- Perivascular epithelioid cell tumour, also known as PEComa or PEC tumour, is a family of mesenchymal tumours consisting of perivascular epithelioid cells (PECs)...
- Sclerosing epithelioid fibrosarcoma (SEF) is a very rare malignant tumor of soft tissues that on microscopic examination consists of small round or ovoid...
- melanocytic nevus, it affects the epidermis and dermis. It is also known as an epithelioid and spindle-cell nevus, and misleadingly as a benign juvenile melanoma...
- bacteraemia[citation needed] Hemangioendotheliomas may be classified as: Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma is an uncommon vascular tumor of intermediate malignancy...
- consists of giant multinucleated cells and (Langhans cells), surrounded by epithelioid cells aggregates, T cell lymphocytes and fibroblasts. Granulomatous tubercules...