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epithelioma

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epithelioma /ep·i·the·li·o·ma/ (-the?le-o´mah)
1. any tumor derived from epithelium.
2. loosely and incorrectly, carcinoma.epithelio´matous

malignant epithelioma  carcinoma.

ep·i·the·li·o·ma (p-thl-m)
n. pl. ep·i·the·li·o·mas or ep·i·the·li·o·ma·ta (-m-t)
A benign or malignant tumor derived from epithelium.

epithelioma (ep´ithē´lēō´m),
n an epithelial neoplasm.
epithelioma adenoides cysticum,
n multiple trichoepitheliomas.
epithelioma, basal cell,

epithelioma
any tumor derived from epithelium.

epithelioma adenoides cysticum
basal cell epithelioma
see basal cell tumors.
benign calcifying epithelioma
intracutaneous cornifying epithelioma
a benign skin tumor of dogs that consists of a keratin-filled cyst, usually opening to the surface of the skin through a pore. Occasionally, and particularly in some breeds, tumors may be multiple or recurring.
epithelioma of Malherbe
sebaceous epithelioma
a benign tumor of sebaceous glands that is histologically similar to basal cell tumor.

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Four specific neoplasms were observed in all of the studies, and increases in the incidences of these neoplasms were considered to be related to treatment: cholangiocarcinoma and hepatocellular adenoma of the liver, cystic keratinizing epithelioma (CKE) of the lung, and gingival squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the oral mucosa (Table 1).
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