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*Obvious foreign bodies are ''[[gross only]]'' diagnoses. | *Obvious foreign bodies are ''[[gross only]]'' diagnoses. | ||
**Examples: | **Examples: | ||
***A dildo removed surgically from body orifice. | ***A dildo removed surgically from a body orifice. | ||
***A bullet - should be handled with care, photographed... probably will become evidence. | ***A bullet removed in surgery - should be handled with care, photographed... probably will become evidence. | ||
==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||
Revision as of 14:39, 30 May 2014
Foreign material is something that is extrinsic to the body.
Foreign body redirect to this article.
General
- Relatively common.
- Seen in a number of contexts.
Gross
- Looks like it doesn't belong, e.g. food.
- Obvious foreign bodies are gross only diagnoses.
- Examples:
- A dildo removed surgically from a body orifice.
- A bullet removed in surgery - should be handled with care, photographed... probably will become evidence.
- Examples:
Microscopic
Features:
- Honeycomb-like or cartilage-like or muscle-like without nuclei.
DDx:
- Fecal material - if in colon/rectum.
- Necrotic material.
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FOREIGN BODY, RIGHT LOWER LOBE, RETRIEVAL: - MORPHOLOGICALLY CONSISTENT WITH A GREEN PEA (GROSS ONLY).
FOREIGN BODY, BRONCHUS INTERMEDIUS, RETRIEVAL: - MUCOUS WITH NEUTROPHILS AND MACROPHAGES. - BENIGN CALCIFICATIONS. - FOREIGN MATERIAL (HONEYCOMB-LIKE AND CARTILAGE-LIKE WITHOUT NUCLEI) -- COMPATIBLE WITH FOOD. - SCANT STRIPPED BRONCHIAL LINING EPITHELIUM WITHOUT APPARENT PATHOLOGY.