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[[Image:Sarcoidosis - Schaumann body 2.jpg|thumb|right|Schaumann body in [[sarcoidosis]]. [[H&E stain]]. (WC/Yale Rosen)]] | [[Image:Sarcoidosis - Schaumann body 2.jpg|thumb|right|Schaumann body in [[sarcoidosis]]. [[H&E stain]]. (WC/Yale Rosen)]] | ||
In pathology, '''Schaumann bodies''' are calcium and protein inclusions inside of Langhans [[giant cells]] as part of a [[granuloma]]. | In pathology, '''Schaumann bodies''' are calcium and protein inclusions inside of Langhans [[giant cells]] as part of a [[granuloma]]. | ||
They are named after Swedish [[pathologist]] Jörgen Nilsen Schaumann. | They are named after Swedish [[pathologist]] Jörgen Nilsen Schaumann. | ||