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Stains
Asbestos

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Definition / general | Microscopic (histologic) images

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Definition / general

Special type of long-thin silica crystal, usually from mineral group chrysotile
Highly fibrogenic in tissue
Called ferruginous bodies in tissue - fibers coated with protein-iron-calcium matrix, giving them a shish-kebab appearance; highlighted with iron stain

Microscopic (histologic) images

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Asbestos body, unstained

Asbestos bodies, iron stain