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'''Foreign material''' is something that is extrinsic to the body.
'''Foreign material''' is something that is extrinsic to the body.


'''Foreign body''' redirect to this article.
'''Foreign body''' redirect to this article
 
Fecal material is dealt with separately in the article ''[[fecal material]]''.


==General==
==General==

Revision as of 14:44, 30 May 2014

Foreign material is something that is extrinsic to the body.

Foreign body redirect to this article.

Fecal material is dealt with separately in the article fecal material.

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.

Microscopic

Features:

  • Honeycomb-like or cartilage-like or muscle-like without nuclei.

DDx:

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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.

See also