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Giant Cell Interstitial Pneumonia

Definition

Rare form of pulmonary pneumoconiosis associated with industrial exposure to hard metals and exhibits multinucleated giant cells mixed with other inflammatory components.

Clinical Features

  • Rare

Pathogenesis

  • Regarded as a pneumoconiosis associated with hard metal exposure1

Histopathology

  • Contains multinucleated giant cells mixed with other inflammatory components

Differential Diagnosis

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References

1 Nicholson AG. Classification of idiopathic interstitial pneumonias: making sense of the alphabet soup. Histopathology. 2002;41:381–391.

Last updated: 26 Nov 2006

Giant Cell Interstitial Pneumonia

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