Morphoeic

Quick meaning: Morphoeic is an adjective meaning (medicine, typically in relation to a subtype of basal cell carcinoma) Characterised by white or yellow, morphoea-like plaques with ill-defined edges, most commonly on the face.

Meaning

(medicine, typically in relation to a subtype of basal cell carcinoma) Characterised by white or yellow, morphoea-like plaques with ill-defined edges, most commonly on the face.

Example Sentences

Ulcerated BCC may mimic SCC, and Bowen's disease may be misdiagnosed for the superficial and morphoeic forms.

The five most frequent clinical subtypes are: superficial, noduloulcerative (rodent ulcer), pigmented, cystic, morphoeic and metatypical (basosquamous).

Morphoeic BCCs frequently lack clinical and dermoscopic features, and may lack pigmented structures. The transition between tumour and normal skin may still be unclear.

The morphoeic basal cell carcinoma does not show the characteristic and diagnostically helpful palisading pattern. The striking component of the morphoeic lesion is the stromal change, and very large areas of dense fibrous stroma may be seen with relatively small numbers of epidermal cells apparently trapped within this stroma.

Word Forms

• morpheic

Related Words

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