A tumor or abnormal growth arising from embryonic epithelial cells or primitive epithelial tissue.
From epithelio- (epithelium) + blasto- (bud, germ, primitive) + -oma (tumor). The term literally means a tumor from primitive epithelial buds or germs.
Epithelioblastomas are particularly dangerous because they arise from very primitive epithelial cells that often develop early in fetal growth, making them hard to treat and more likely to grow aggressively.
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