Talk:Ditzels
Hernia sac - generic
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Microscopic description
The section shows benign fibrofatty/fibrous tissue with a mesothelial lining.
Final diagnosis
Hernia sac, left/right, excision - hernia sac (left/right inguinal).
Hernia sac
Microscopic description
The section shows benign fibrous tissue with a mesothelial lining.
Final diagnosis
Hernia sac, left, excision - hernia sac (left inguinal).
Adhesive band (band of Ladd)
Microscopic description
The section shows benign vascular fibrous tissue.
Final diagnosis
Adhesive band, Ladd's procedure - vascular fibrous tissue consistent with bands of Ladd.
Granulation tissue
Microscopic description
The section shows edematous, well-vascularized fibrous tissue with abundant plasma cells and abundant neutrophils. At the center of the lesion are hemosiderin-laden macrophages and at the periphery multi-nucleated giant cells. No foreign material was identified with polarization.
Final diagnosis
Granuloma, left ear, excision - inflammed granulation tissue.
Keratinaceous debris (cholesteatoma)
Microscopic description
The section shows keratinaceous debris. There are no viable cells.
Final diagnosis
Soft tissue, left ear ("left ear keratosis"), excision - keratinaceous debris.
Cholesteatoma
Microscopic description
The section shows lamellar keratin, abundant reactive histiocytes and multinucleated giant cells. Lymphocytes and plasma cells are present. There is dystrophic calcification. Fragments of bone are seen.
Final diagnosis
Soft tissue, left ear ("left ear keratosis"), excision - keratinaceous debris and inflammation (consistent with cholesteatoma).