pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia

pseu·do·ep·i·the·li·om·a·tous hy·per·pla·si·a

, pseudocarcinomatous hyperplasiaa benign marked increase and downgrowth of epidermal cells, observed in chronic inflammatory dermatoses and over some dermal neoplasms and nevi; microscopically, it resembles well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma.

pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia

A nonspecific reactive hyperplasia of stratified mucocutaneous epithelia, which simulates squamous cell carcinoma and may be seen overlying infections (e.g., abscesses, Blastomyces dermatitidis, granuloma inguinale, granular cell tumours, inflammation) adjacent to ulcer margins and in scars, burns and irritation.