Silicone Lymphadenopathy : Asteroid Bodies
Image Description
The image shows Asteroid bodies which may be seen in the cytoplasm of epithelioid or giant cells in silicone lymphadenopathy. They appear as eosinophilic, stellate or spider-like inclusions with radiating filamentous arms that contain complex lipoproteins, calcium, phosphorus, silicon, and aluminum. Besides silicone lymphadenopathy, asteroid bodies are also seen in sarcoidosis and other lymphadenopathies.
Image courtesy of: Carlos Miguel Ruiz, MD, Montecelo, Spain; used with permission.
Image courtesy of: Carlos Miguel Ruiz, MD, Montecelo, Spain; used with permission.