epithelioid

Examples

• All

• Cytology shows the sheet-like structure with mononuclear spindle and epithelioid cells.

  Academic text (2003)

• Also present are many epithelioid cells with pale eosinophilic cytoplasm.

  Academic text (2006)

• The initial pathologic specimens were reviewed and considered to be epithelioid hemangioendotheliomas.

  Academic text (2006)

• Compared with other types of granuloma, the tubercular variety tends to exhibit a greater number of epithelioid and giant cells.

  Academic text (2002)

• Histopathologic analysis of the excised tissue identified chronic inflammatory cells and a number of epithelioid cells and Langhans giant cells.

  Academic text (2002)

• Histopathology revealed that the mass contained granulomas with caseous necrosis as well as Langhans' giant cells and numerous epithelioid cells.

  Academic text (2002)

• The combined morphologic and immunohistochemical features were consistent with the epithelioid variant of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor.

  Academic text (2006)

• Histologically, the tumor had a solid and multinodular growth pattern and was predominantly made up of spindle cells with a minor component of epithelioid cells with moderate cellular atypia.

  Academic text (2009)

• A fine-needle aspirate of one of the palpable cervical lymph nodes revealed multiple epithelioid granulomas with interspersed lymphocytes (Figure 2, A and B).

  Academic text (1998)

• The biopsy results showed many epithelioid cells indicating a reaction to injury.

Synonyms

E

epithelial

vsepithelioid

• Specialized

8 8.1

Forming a thin layer of cells that covers the body and lines organs

resembles that tissue in appearance or function rather than being the actual tissue

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology