Papilloma refers to a benign epithelial tumor growing exophytically (outwardly projecting) in finger-like fronds.

Malignant non-small epithelial tumors of the lung are detailed in the following list.

These lesions proliferate as epithelial tumors in some cases.

In addition, recent literature indicates that certain chromosomal aberrations are associated with outcome in specific subtypes of renal epithelial tumors.

These tumours do better than other types of epithelial tumours of the ovary.

Adenocarcinoma is a malignant epithelial tumor, originating from glandular epithelium of the colorectal mucosa.

Thymomas and thymic carcinomas are epithelial tumors of the thymus.

Some epithelial tumors are not clearly cancerous.

Prostasin, a protein found in men's prostates, is over-expressed in the epithelial ovarian tumors of women.

However, nine out of 10 ovarian cancer patients have a common epithelial tumor, which begins in the surface tissue of the ovary (epithelium).