Giant Cells, Foreign-Body

Synonyms

Cell, Foreign-Body Giant

Cells, Foreign-Body Giant

Foreign Body Giant Cell

Foreign Body Giant Cells

Foreign Body Type Giant Cells

Foreign Body-Type Giant Cells

Foreign-Body Giant Cell

Foreign-Body Giant Cells

Giant Cell, Foreign-Body

Giant Cells, Foreign Body

Multinucleated cells (fused macrophages), characteristic of granulomatous inflammation, which form around exogenous material in the skin. They are similar in appearance to Langhans giant cells (GIANT CELLS, LANGHANS), but foreign-body giant cells have more abundant chromatin and their nuclei are scattered in an irregular pattern in the cytoplasm.