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Anatomy [A] » Cells [A11] » Connective Tissue Cells » Macrophages » Giant Cells, Foreign-Body
Anatomy [A] » Cells [A11] » Giant Cells » Giant Cells, Foreign-Body
Anatomy [A] » Cells [A11] » Myeloid Cells » Macrophages » Giant Cells, Foreign-Body
Anatomy [A] » Cells [A11] » Phagocytes » Macrophages » Giant Cells, Foreign-Body
Anatomy [A] » Hemic and Immune Systems [A15] » Immune System » Mononuclear Phagocyte System » Macrophages » Giant Cells, Foreign-Body
Anatomy [A] » Hemic and Immune Systems [A15] » Immune System » Phagocytes » Macrophages » Giant Cells, Foreign-Body
Description
Multinucleated cells (fused macrophages), characteristic of granulomatous inflammation, which form around exogenous material in the skin. They are similar in appearance to Langhans giant cells (GIANT CELLS, LANGHANS), but foreign-body giant cells have more abundant chromatin and their nuclei are scattered in an irregular pattern in the cytoplasm. MeSH
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