Neoplastic Process
myoepithelioma
Subclass of:
Neoplasms, Complex and Mixed
Definitions related to myoepithelioma:
  • A usually benign tumor made up predominantly of myoepithelial cells.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (myoepithelial tumor) A benign or malignant tumor characterized by the presence of cells that show myoepithelial differentiation. Based on its morphologic features, it is classified as benign or malignant. A representative example of benign myoepithelioma is benign salivary gland myoepithelioma. Representative examples of malignant myoepithelioma or myoepithelial carcinoma are malignant breast myoepithelioma and salivary gland myoepithelial carcinoma.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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