- A
giant cell (also
known as a
multinucleated giant cell, or
multinucleate giant cell) is a m****
formed by the
union of
several distinct cells (usually...
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Giant cell arteritis (GCA), also
called temporal arteritis, is an
inflammatory autoimmune disease of
large blood vessels.
Symptoms may
include headache...
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Touton giant cells are a type of
multinucleated giant cell seen in
lesions with high
lipid content such as fat necrosis, xanthoma, and
xanthelasma and...
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Giant-
cell tumor of the bone (GCTOB), is a
relatively uncommon bone tumor. It is
characterized by the
presence of
multinucleated giant cells (osteoclast-like...
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Langhans giant cells (LGC) are
giant cells found in
granulomatous conditions. They are
formed by the
fusion of
epithelioid cells (macrophages), and contain...
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Tenosynovial giant cell tumor (TGCT) is a
group of rare,
typically non-malignant
tumors of the joints. TGCT
tumors often develop from the
lining of joints...
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Central giant-
cell granuloma (CGCG) is a
localised benign condition of the jaws. It is
twice as
common in
females and is more
likely to
occur before age...
- A foreign-body
giant cell is a
collection of
fused macrophages (
giant cell)
which are
generated in
response to the
presence of a
large foreign body. This...
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Idiopathic giant-
cell myocarditis (IGCM) is a
cardiovascular disease of the
muscle of the
heart (myocardium). The
condition is rare; however, it is often...
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Included in this view, are
numerous leukocytes, and a
multinucleated giant cell.
Normal alveolar cytoarchitecture has been obliterated". CDC,
Public Health...
