Mesh term Granuloma, Foreign-Body
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Granuloma
Description
Histiocytic, inflammatory response to a foreign body. It consists of modified macrophages with multinucleated giant cells, in this case foreign-body giant cells (GIANT CELLS, FOREIGN-BODY), usually surrounded by lymphocytes.Search for this term in our Faculty Database
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