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IPLab:Lab 3:Sarcoidosis

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Study Questions== Virtual Microscopy ===== Lymph Node: Sarcoidosis ===<peir-vm>IPLab3Sarcoidosis</peir-vm>
=== Lymph Node ===
<peir-vm>UAB-Histology-00035</peir-vm>
 
== Study Questions ==
* <spoiler text="What is sarcoidosis?">The exact cause of sarcoidosis is unknown. Sarcoidosis is characterized by non-caseating granulomas in many tissues and organs.</spoiler>
* <spoiler text="What is the characteristic phenotype of sarcoid granulomas?">The typical characteristic of a sarcoid granuloma is a non-caseating granuloma which consists of an aggregate of tightly-clustered epitheliod cells, often with Langhans’ or multinucleated giant cells. Occasionally, asteroid bodies may be seen.</spoiler>
=== Images ===
* [http://peir.path.uab.edu{{SERVER}}/library/index.php?/tags/531-sarcoidosis PEIR Digital Library: Sarcoidosis Images]
* [http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/LUNGHTML/LUNGIDX.html#2 WebPath: Granulomatous Disease]
=== Related IPLab Cases ===* [[IPLab:Lab 2:Metastatic Calcification|Lab 2: Lung: Metastatic Calcification]]
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