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Sarcoidosis is non-necrotizing granulomatous disease of unknown etiology. It classically associated with (pulmonary) hilar lymphadenopathy. It may be found in almost any organ, e.g. heart, appendix.
General
- Diagnosis of exclusion - infection must be excluded.
- Radiologic differential diagnosis includes carcinomatosis.[1]
Microscopic
Features:
- Granulomata, well-formed, non-necrotizing.
- Usu. minimal (lymphoid) inflammation; sarcoid granulomas are known as "naked granulomas".[2]
- In lung: interstitial location.
Image(s):
See also
References
- ↑ URL: http://www.radiologyassistant.nl/en/46b480a6e4bdc. Accessed on: 23 May 2010.
- ↑ Brinster, NK. (Nov 2008). "Dermatopathology for the surgical pathologist: a pattern-based approach to the diagnosis of inflammatory skin disorders (part II).". Adv Anat Pathol 15 (6): 350-69. doi:10.1097/PAP.0b013e31818b1ac6. PMID 18948765.