title: Emperipolesis - a review.
abstract: Emperipolesis is an uncommon biological process, in which a cell penetrates another living cell. Unlike in phagocytosis where the engulfed cell is killed by lysosomal enzymes of the macrophage, the cell exists as viable cell within another in emperipolesis and can exit at any time without any structural or functional abnormalities for either of them. This process can either be physiological or pathological and may be a pathognomonic feature of certain diseases. Histiocytes and Megakaryocytes are involved in Emperipolesis normally but tumour giant cells in Hodgkin's disease and Rosai-Dorfman disease are pathologic conditions in which this process is seen. We report a mini review as this process is rare and not much reported in the literature.
authors: Reader, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Kalka Dental College , Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India .
authors: Varun
authors: V
authors: Rastogi
authors: Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Seema Dental College & Hospital , Rishikesh Uttrakhand, India .
authors: Rachna
authors: R
authors: Sharma
authors: Reader, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Institute of Dental Sciences , Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India .
authors: Satya Ranjan
authors: SR
authors: Misra
authors: Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Kalka Dental College , Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India .
authors: Lalita
authors: L
authors: Yadav
authors: Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Kalka Dental College , Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India .
authors: Vandana
authors: V
authors: Sharma
keywords: Giant cells; Macrophage; Uncommon biologic process
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