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Giant cells are "big" cells with multiple nuclei. They come in different flavours, which are suggestive of causality.

Giant cell types

List:

  • Touton giant cell.
  • Osteoclast-like giant cell.
  • Foreign body type giant cell.

Table

Type Histology Stains Other Image
Touton giant cell nuclei form a ring around the cell periphery ? high lipid content lesions[1] JXG (WC)
Epithelioid type scattered nuclei[2] ? ? Granuloma (WC)
Langhans giant cell peripheral eccentric nuclei[2] ? not to be confused with Langerhans cells LGC (WC)
Osteoclast-like giant cells round nuclei ? AKA osteoclast-type giant cells (webpathology.com)

See also

References

  1. URL: http://granuloma.homestead.com/giant_cells.html. Accessed on: 7 February 2011.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Borley, Neil R.; Warren, Bryan F. (2007). Instant Pathology (1st ed.). Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 7. ISBN 978-1405132909.