Fibers in idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis: a case report.
A case of idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis in a 33-yr-old female is reported. Many fiber-like crystals were noted within macrophages and the interstitial tissue of the lesion. The crystals appeared tan in hematoxylin- and eosin-stained slides and were birefringent under polarized light. The identity of the crystals was not established.
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General Hospital, Jackson, Tennessee.
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D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003460:Crystallization; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008264:Macrophages / Q000473:pathology; D009790:Occupations; D012185:Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*