Fine-needle aspiration diagnosis of foreign body granulomatous reaction presenting as an orbital mass: case report and review of the literature.
Foreign body granuloma is a rare cause for an orbital mass. A case with proptosis and an orbital mass on CT scan is presented. Fine-needle aspiration of the mass was performed. Numerous foreign body giant cells were seen which contained polarizable filamentous material. A diagnosis of foreign body granuloma was rendered which was confirmed on histopathology.
Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
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D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000209:etiology*; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000209:etiology*