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Follow up to FNA biopsy
I asked a question the other day about foamy histiocytes in my breast biopsy report. You told me it had nothing to do in connection with breast cancer. I'm still curious what they are and why they were in my report. Thank you very much!
Dear Bridg, A foamy histiocyte is a cell of the immune system (a macrophage) that is normally found in body tissue.
histiocytes, among other things, gobble up some leftover elements from inflammation. When they are foamy, it sometimes means they've just eaten. It can be a sign of recent inflammation, injury, etc. It can be seen anywhere, and really has no specific significance.
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