Epithelioid Cell
Epithelioid histiocytes (Epithelioid cells) are activated macrophages resembling epithelial cells: elongated, with finely granular, pale eosinophilic (pink) cytoplasm and central, ovoid nucleus (oval or elongate), which is less dense than that of a lymphocyte. They have indistinct shape contour, often appear to merge into one another and can form aggregates known as giant cells.
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