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Giant cells are "big" cells with multiple nuclei. They come in different flavours, which are suggestive of causality.

Giant cell types

List:

  • Touton giant cell.
  • Osteoclastic giant cell.

Table

Type Histology Stains Other Image
Touton giant cell nuclei around cell periphery ? high lipid content lesions[1] WC

See also

References

  1. URL: http://granuloma.homestead.com/giant_cells.html. Accessed on: 7 February 2011.

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