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*Touton giant cell. | *Touton giant cell. | ||
*Osteoclastic giant cell. | *Osteoclastic giant cell. | ||
*Foreign body type giant cell. | |||
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| high lipid content lesions<ref>URL: [http://granuloma.homestead.com/giant_cells.html http://granuloma.homestead.com/giant_cells.html]. Accessed on: 7 February 2011.</ref> | | high lipid content lesions<ref>URL: [http://granuloma.homestead.com/giant_cells.html http://granuloma.homestead.com/giant_cells.html]. Accessed on: 7 February 2011.</ref> | ||
| [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Juvenile_xanthogranuloma_-_very_high_mag.jpg] | | [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Juvenile_xanthogranuloma_-_very_high_mag.jpg JXG (WC)] | ||
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| Epithelioid type | |||
| scattered nuclei<ref name=Ref_InstantPath7>Ref InstantPath|7</ref> | |||
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| Langhans giant cell | |||
| peripheral eccentric nuclei<ref name=Ref_InstantPath7>Ref InstantPath|7</ref> | |||
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| '''not''' to be confused with ''Langerhans cells'' | |||
| [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Granulation_tissue_containg_a_poorly_formed_granuloma_with_a_Langhan%27s_giant_cell.jpg LGC (WC)] | |||
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*[[Basics]]. | *[[Basics]]. | ||
*[[Giant cell lesions]] - includes a DDx of lesions with giant cells. | *[[Giant cell lesions]] - includes a DDx of lesions with giant cells. | ||
*[[Histiocytoses]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 05:05, 12 August 2011
Giant cells are "big" cells with multiple nuclei. They come in different flavours, which are suggestive of causality.
Giant cell types
List:
- Touton giant cell.
- Osteoclastic giant cell.
- Foreign body type giant cell.
Table
| Type | Histology | Stains | Other | Image |
| Touton giant cell | nuclei around cell periphery | ? | high lipid content lesions[1] | JXG (WC) |
| Epithelioid type | scattered nuclei[2] | ? | ? | Image |
| Langhans giant cell | peripheral eccentric nuclei[2] | ? | not to be confused with Langerhans cells | LGC (WC) |
See also
- Basics.
- Giant cell lesions - includes a DDx of lesions with giant cells.
- Histiocytoses.
References
- ↑ URL: http://granuloma.homestead.com/giant_cells.html. Accessed on: 7 February 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ref InstantPath|7