Granuloma, Foreign-Body

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.

Year introduced: 1991(1990)

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Tree Number(s): C23.550.382.437, C26.392.560.325

MeSH Unique ID: D015745

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

Previous Indexing:

• Foreign Bodies (1966-1989)
• Foreign Body Reaction (1972-1989)
• Granuloma (1966-1989)

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