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Peripheral giant cell granulomas: an ultrastructural study of three lesions
Author(s) -
Soskolne W. A.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
journal of oral pathology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.887
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1600-0714
pISSN - 0904-2512
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1972.tb01912.x
Subject(s) - giant cell , ultrastructure , stromal cell , pathology , multinucleate , stroma , phagocytosis , lymphatic system , biology , peripheral , foreign body giant cell , anatomy , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , immunohistochemistry
. The ultrastructure of three peripheral giant cell granulomas has been described. The structure of multinucleated giant cells has been shown to be compatible with that of cells actively engaged in synthesis and secretion, while features of phagocytosis did not appear prominent. Some cells of the stroma resembled fibroblasts while others appeared phagocytic. The vast majority of stromal cells seemed to be undifferentiated. The structure of the dilated vascular channels, with which these lesions are so richly endowed, was shown to be compatible with the structure of lymphatic vessels.