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Definition / general | Case reports | Microscopic (histologic) description | Electron microscopy descriptionCite this page: DePond W. Silicosis. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/lymphnodessilicosis.html. Accessed January 16th, 2021.
Definition / general
- Exposure to low concentrations of quartz may cause hilar node fibrosis (Occup Environ Med 1998;55:383)
Case reports
- Stone splitter presenting with enlarged supraclavicular node (Respirology 1998;3:281)
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Sclerohyaline nodule, fibrinoid necrosis, birefringent crystals
Electron microscopy description
- Longitudinal splitting and breakage of collagen fibrils, deposition of flocculent electron dense material around collagen fibrils (Hum Pathol 1985;16:393)
