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Answer for the clue "A malignant tumor of the epithelial tissue ", 11 letters:
epithelioma

Word definitions for epithelioma in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a malignant tumor of the epithelial tissue [also: epitheliomata (pl)]

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Epithelioma is an abnormal growth of the epithelium , which is the layer of tissue that covers the surfaces of organs and other structures of the body.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Epithelioma \Ep`i*the`li*o"ma\, n. [NL. See Epithelium , and -oma .] (Med.) A malignant growth containing epithelial cells; -- called also epithelial cancer .

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) Any tumor that originates in the epithelium

Usage examples of epithelioma.

Ryan had once come across a crude book that dealt with the range of disorders that ravaged scabbies dermoid cysts, rodent ulcers, keloids, lipomata, epitheliomata, acne, psoriasis and all manner of unnamed rashes.