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Definition / general | Microscopic (histologic) description | Case reports | Differential diagnosisCite this page: Mansouri J. Xanthogranulomatous inflammation. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/appendixxanthogranulomatous.html. Accessed December 26th, 2024.
Definition / general
- Considered an unusual healing pattern of appendicitis
- May represent chronic or prolonged inflammatory process
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Prominent histiocytes with clusters of xanthoma-type cells
Case reports
- 37 year old woman with signs of acute appendicitis (Ultrastruct Pathol 2000;24:33)
Differential diagnosis
- Malakoplakia, Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare infection, Whipple's disease, rarely Crohn’s disease
