Epithelioid may refer to:
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Epithelioid cell
Epithelioid cells (also called epithelioid histiocytes)
are derivatives of activated macrophages resembling Epithelium, epithelial cells.
Structure and function
Structurally, epithelioid cells (when examined by light microscopy after stained ...
, a cell that resembles epithelial cells
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Epithelioid sarcoma
Epithelioid sarcoma is a rare soft tissue sarcoma arising from mesenchymal tissue and characterized by epithelioid-like features. It accounts for less than 1% of all soft tissue sarcomas. It was first definitively characterized by F.M. Enzinger ...
, a soft tissue tumour
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Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma
Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) is a rare tumor, first characterized by Sharon Weiss and Franz Enzinger in 1982 that both clinically and histologically is intermediate between angiosarcoma and hemangioma. However, a distinct, disease-defini ...
, a vascular tumour occurring in the lining of blood vessels
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Epithelioid blue nevus, a melanocytic nevus
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Epithelioid sarcoma-like hemangioendothelioma, a group of vascular neoplasms
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Epithelioid and spindle-cell nevus, a benign melanocytic lesion affecting the epidermis and dermis
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Epithelioid hemangioma
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Epithelioid cell histiocytoma, a skin condition similar to dermatofibroma
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