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Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases > Lymphatic Diseases > Lymphoproliferative Disorders > Granuloma > Granuloma, Foreign-Body
Immune System Diseases > Immunoproliferative Disorders > Lymphoproliferative Disorders > Granuloma > Granuloma, Foreign-Body
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathologic Processes > Granuloma > Granuloma, Foreign-Body
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathologic Processes > Inflammation > Foreign-Body Reaction > Granuloma, Foreign-Body
Wounds and Injuries > Foreign Bodies > Foreign-Body Reaction > Granuloma, Foreign-Body

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Granuloma, Foreign-Body  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Foreign Body Granuloma
  • Foreign-Body Granuloma
  • Foreign-Body Granulomas
  • Granulomas, Foreign-Body

Scope note

  • Histiocytic, inflammatory response to a foreign body. It consists of modified macrophages with multinucleated giant cells, in this case foreign-body giant cells (GIANT CELLS, FOREIGN-BODY), usually surrounded by lymphocytes.

History note

  • 91(90); was see under FOREIGN BODY REACTION 1990

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D015745

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