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epithelioid cell

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epithelioid cell
n.
A nonepithelial cell, especially one derived from a macrophage, having characteristics resembling those of an epithelial cell, often found in granulomas associated with tuberculosis.
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Histopathology of the parotid mass revealed that it was made up of a group of lymph nodes whose architecture was preserved; the mass contained a proliferation of histiocytes, hyperplastic follicles, enlarged germinal centers, and epithelioid cells with abundant, pale eosinophilic cytoplasm (figure 2).
Toxoplasmosis lymphadenitis presenting as a parotid mass: a report of ... by Olsen, Kerry D. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
A lymph node biopsy showed granulomatous lymphadenitis with stellate abscesses surrounded by palisading epithelioid cells.
Granulomatous lymphadenitis as a manifestation of Q fever. (Letters) by Michelet, Christian / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Histology of the deep biopsy specimen identified features of granulomatous inflammation and palisading epithelioid cells, Langhans' giant cells, lymphocytes, and a few neutrophils with small foci of caseous necrosis (figure 1).
Coexistent cervical tuberculosis and metastatic squamous cell ... by O'Dwyer, Tigh / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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