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Abstract
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.
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Synonyms
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- Granuloma, Foreign-Body
- Foreign Body Granuloma
- Foreign-Body Granulomas
- Granuloma, Foreign Body
- Granulomas, Foreign-Body
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35 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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History Note
91(90); was see under FOREIGN BODY REACTION 1990
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Previous Indexing
- Foreign Bodies (1966-1989)
- Foreign Body Reaction (1972-1989)
- Granuloma (1966-1989)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Foreign-Body Granuloma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015745. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015745
- Foreign-Body Granuloma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_body_reaction
- Foreign-Body Granuloma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1455131