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==General== | ==General== | ||
*Benign. | *Benign. | ||
*Uncommon. | *Uncommon.<ref name=pmid162095>{{Cite journal | last1 = Cozzutto | first1 = C. | last2 = Soave | first2 = F. | title = Xanthogranulomatous lymphadenitis. | journal = Virchows Arch A Pathol Anat Histol | volume = 385 | issue = 1 | pages = 103-8 | month = Dec | year = 1979 | doi = | PMID = 162095 }}</ref> | ||
Clinical: | |||
*Lymphadenopathy. | |||
Clinical DDx: | |||
*[[Lymphoma]].<ref name=pmid162095/> | |||
==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||
Features: | Features: | ||
*[[Lymph node]] with non-necrotizing [[granulomas]] with a xanthomatous appearance. | *[[Lymph node]] with non-necrotizing [[granulomas]] with a xanthomatous appearance. | ||
DDx: | |||
*[[Lymphoma]] - clinical DDx of enlarged [[lymph node]]. | |||
*[[Foreign body]] [[granuloma]]. | |||
===Images=== | ===Images=== | ||
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Image: Xanthogranulomatous lymphadenitis -- very high mag.jpg | XL - very high mag. | Image: Xanthogranulomatous lymphadenitis -- very high mag.jpg | XL - very high mag. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Sign out== | |||
This is a benign finding. It is sufficient to say "benign lymph node" in the diagnosis line. | |||
The finding may be included in the microscopic description for completeness. | |||
===Micro=== | |||
One lymph node with xanthogranulomatous inflammation is present; no necrosis is seen. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Lymph node pathology]]. | *[[Lymph node pathology]]. | ||
*[[Granulomas]]. | *[[Granulomas]]. | ||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist|1}} | |||
[[Category:Lymph node pathology]] | [[Category:Lymph node pathology]] | ||
[[Category:Diagnosis]] | [[Category:Diagnosis]] | ||