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*Exposure to dying fat,<ref name=pmid7591868>{{Cite journal | last1 = Godbersen | first1 = GS. | last2 = Kleeberg | first2 = J. | last3 = Lüttges | first3 = J. | last4 = Werner | first4 = JA. | title = [Spherulocytosis (myospherulosis) of the paranasal sinuses]. | journal = HNO | volume = 43 | issue = 9 | pages = 552-5 | month = Sep | year = 1995 | doi = | PMID = 7591868 }} | *Exposure to dying fat,<ref name=pmid7591868>{{Cite journal | last1 = Godbersen | first1 = GS. | last2 = Kleeberg | first2 = J. | last3 = Lüttges | first3 = J. | last4 = Werner | first4 = JA. | title = [Spherulocytosis (myospherulosis) of the paranasal sinuses]. | journal = HNO | volume = 43 | issue = 9 | pages = 552-5 | month = Sep | year = 1995 | doi = | PMID = 7591868 }}</ref> e.g. [[fat necrosis of the breast]]. | ||
*Malignancy, e.g. [[renal cell carcinoma]].<ref name=pmid11035579>{{Cite journal | last1 = Chau | first1 = KY. | last2 = Pretorius | first2 = JM. | last3 = Stewart | first3 = AW. | title = Myospherulosis in renal cell carcinoma. | journal = Arch Pathol Lab Med | volume = 124 | issue = 10 | pages = 1476-9 | month = Oct | year = 2000 | doi = 10.1043/0003-9985(2000)1241476:MIRCC2.0.CO;2 | PMID = 11035579 }}</ref> | *Malignancy, e.g. [[renal cell carcinoma]].<ref name=pmid11035579>{{Cite journal | last1 = Chau | first1 = KY. | last2 = Pretorius | first2 = JM. | last3 = Stewart | first3 = AW. | title = Myospherulosis in renal cell carcinoma. | journal = Arch Pathol Lab Med | volume = 124 | issue = 10 | pages = 1476-9 | month = Oct | year = 2000 | doi = 10.1043/0003-9985(2000)1241476:MIRCC2.0.CO;2 | PMID = 11035579 }}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 14:06, 13 April 2012
The red blood cell, abbreviated RBC, is the carrier of oxygen to tissue. It is seen daily by pathologists.
It is approximately 8 micrometers in diameter.[1]
Precursors
Reticulocyte
The direct precursor to the RBC is the reticulocyte.
Image:
Normoblast
Normoblasts are the nucleated precursors of RBCs.
Images:
Conditions with RBCs
Sickle cell disease
Main article: Sickle cell disease
Anemia
Main article: Anemia
Myospherulosis
General
- Foreign body-type granulomatous reaction to lipid-containing material and blood.[2][3]
- Rare.[4]
Etiology:
- Exposure to dying fat,[2] e.g. fat necrosis of the breast.
- Malignancy, e.g. renal cell carcinoma.[5]
Microscopic
Features:
- Phagocytosed RBCs.
- Round aggregates of red blood cells ~10-20 RBCs in diameter (80-160 micrometers).
See also
References
- ↑ URL: http://www.wisegeek.com/how-large-is-a-micrometer.htm. Accessed on: 17 January 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Godbersen, GS.; Kleeberg, J.; Lüttges, J.; Werner, JA. (Sep 1995). "[Spherulocytosis (myospherulosis) of the paranasal sinuses].". HNO 43 (9): 552-5. PMID 7591868.
- ↑ Fisher, SC.; Horning, GM.; Hellstein, JW. (Dec 2001). "Myospherulosis complicating cortical block grafting: a case report.". J Periodontol 72 (12): 1755-9. doi:10.1902/jop.2001.72.12.1755. PMID 11811513.
- ↑ Sarkar, S.; Gangane, N.; Sharma, S. (Oct 1998). "Myospherulosis of maxillary sinus--a case report with review of literature.". Indian J Pathol Microbiol 41 (4): 491-3. PMID 9866916.
- ↑ Chau, KY.; Pretorius, JM.; Stewart, AW. (Oct 2000). "Myospherulosis in renal cell carcinoma.". Arch Pathol Lab Med 124 (10): 1476-9. doi:10.1043/0003-9985(2000)1241476:MIRCC2.0.CO;2. PMID 11035579.