Infarction of the lymph nodes: a cause of a palisading macrophage reaction mimicking necrotizing granulomas.
A case of multiple cholesterol atheromatous emboli with infarction in various parts of the body is described. The histologic appearance of infarction in the lymph nodes, a rare condition, mimicked that seen in necrotizing granulomas usually secondary to micro-organisms.
D000368:Aged; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications; D002784:Cholesterol; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004617:Embolism / Q000150:complications; D006099:Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis
D002784:Cholesterol