Lung
Interstitial lung diseases
Giant cell interstitial pneumonia
Author: Elliot Weisenberg, M.D.
Last author update: 1 September 2011
Last staff update: 11 August 2020
Copyright: 2003-2023, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.
PubMed search: giant cell interstitial pneumonia [title]
Cite this page: Weisenberg E. Giant cell interstitial pneumonia. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/lungnontumorgiantcellpneumonia.html. Accessed April 2nd, 2023.
Definition / general
- Rare; currently not considered a form of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Intra-alveolar multinucleated giant cells and other inflammatory cells
- Giant cells often phagocytose other histiocytes
