Neoplastic Process
histiocytoma
Subclass of:
Neoplasms, Fibrous Tissue
Definitions related to histiocytoma:
  • A mesenchymal tumor composed of fibroblastic and histiocytic cells.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A neoplasm containing histiocytes.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
  • A neoplasm containing HISTIOCYTES. Important forms include BENIGN FIBROUS HISTIOCYTOMA; and MALIGNANT FIBROUS HISTIOCYTOMA.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Slowly growing benign skin nodule consisting of poorly demarcated cellular fibrous tissue enclosing collapsed capillaries with scattered hemosiderin-pigmented and lipid macrophages; common, usually about 1 cm in diameter and occur in the dermis.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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