Giant cells
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.
- Osteoclastic giant cell.
Table
| Type | Histology | Stains | Other | Image |
| Touton giant cell | nuclei around cell periphery | ? | high lipid content lesions[1] | [1], [2] |
![[1]](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Juvenile_xanthogranuloma_-_very_high_mag.jpg){kind=link}
![[2]](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Touton_Giant_Cell.jpg){kind=link}
See also
- Basics.
- Giant cell lesions - includes a DDx of lesions with giant cells.
References
- ↑ URL: http://granuloma.homestead.com/giant_cells.html. Accessed on: 7 February 2011.