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fibroepithelioma

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fibroepithelioma /fi·bro·ep·i·the·li·o·ma/ (-ep″ĭ-the″le-o´mah) a tumor composed of both fibrous and epithelial elements.
fi·bro·ep·i·the·li·o·ma (fbr-p-thl-m)
n.
A skin tumor composed of fibrous tissue intersected by thin bands of basal cells of the epidermis.
fibroepithelioma
[fī′brō·ep′ithē′lē·ō′mə] pl. fibroepitheliomas, fibroepitheliomata
Etymology: L, fibra + Gk, epi, above, thele, nipple, oma, tumor
a neoplasm consisting of fibrous and epithelial components.
fibroepithelioma [fi″bro-ep″ĭ-the″le-o´mah]
a tumor composed of both fibrous and epithelial elements.
fibroepithelioma
a tumor composed of both fibrous and epithelial elements.
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Val-Bernal et al (16) described pleomorphic basal cell carcinoma in a patient whose tumor had clinical and pathologic features of a fibroepithelioma of Pinkus.
Pleomorphic basal cell carcinoma: case reports and review by Nelson, Bruce R. / Southern Medical Journal
Finally, the histology does not support a diagnosis of metastatic basal cell carcinoma, as one of the lesions they biopsied revealed fibroepithelioma of Pinkus, which is histologically characterized by basaloid strands of cells arising from the epidermis.
Linear basal cell nevus by Jih, Ming H. / Southern Medical Journal
Skin biopsy of one tumor revealed fibroepithelioma of Pinkus, a rare variant of basal cell carcinoma.
Atypical presentation of metastatic basal cell carcinoma by Stanton, Ryan A. / Southern Medical Journal
 
 
 
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