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*[[Granulomata]], well-formed, non-necrotizing.
*[[Granulomata]], well-formed, non-necrotizing.
**Negative for microorganisms with special stains ([[PAS-D]], [[GMS]], [[AFB]]).
**Negative for microorganisms with special stains ([[PAS-D]], [[GMS]], [[AFB]]).
**Granulomata - interstitial location.
*Usu. minimal (lymphoid) inflammation; sarcoid granulomas are known as "naked granulomas".<ref name=pmid18948765>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Brinster | first1 = NK. | title = Dermatopathology for the surgical pathologist: a pattern-based approach to the diagnosis of inflammatory skin disorders (part II). | journal = Adv Anat Pathol | volume = 15 | issue = 6 | pages = 350-69 | month = Nov | year = 2008 | doi = 10.1097/PAP.0b013e31818b1ac6 | PMID = 18948765 }}</ref>
*In lung: interstitial location.


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Revision as of 21:13, 19 September 2011

Sarcoidosis is non-necrotizing granulomatous disease of unknown etiology. It classically associated with (pulmonary) hilar lymphadenopathy. It may be found in almost any organ, e.g. heart, appendix.

General

  • Diagnosis of exclusion - infection must be excluded.
  • Radiologic differential diagnosis includes carcinomatosis.[1]

Microscopic

Features:

  • Granulomata, well-formed, non-necrotizing.
    • Negative for microorganisms with special stains (PAS-D, GMS, AFB).
  • Usu. minimal (lymphoid) inflammation; sarcoid granulomas are known as "naked granulomas".[2]
  • In lung: interstitial location.

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See also

References

  1. URL: http://www.radiologyassistant.nl/en/46b480a6e4bdc. Accessed on: 23 May 2010.
  2. Brinster, NK. (Nov 2008). "Dermatopathology for the surgical pathologist: a pattern-based approach to the diagnosis of inflammatory skin disorders (part II).". Adv Anat Pathol 15 (6): 350-69. doi:10.1097/PAP.0b013e31818b1ac6. PMID 18948765.