Epithelial cells come in several shapes to form different types of epithelial membranes. ... Adenocarcinomas commonly affect your organs since they affect the glandular tissue that surrounds them.

The glandular response, by contrast, is an adaptation of epithelial lineages to an injury affecting the gastric gland, the portion of the gastric unit extending from the isthmus down to the base.

An adenoma is a benign tumor originating in glandular tissue. The tissues affected are part of a larger tissue category known as epithelial tissues. Epithelial tissues line skin, glands, cavities ...