Definition: A granuloma is a solid grouping of inflammatory cells coming together in a lump or solid structure resulting from injury or inflammation or infection.
Classification
necrotizing granuloma
tuberculoid granuloma (epithelioid granuloma)
eosinophilic granuloma
palisading granuloma
giant cell reparative granuloma
fibrin-ring granuloma
angiocentric granuloma
cholesterol granuloma
foreign body granuloma
- injection granuloma
- cholesterol granuloma
See also
granulation tissue
granulomatoses
- tuberculoid granulomatosis
- necrotizing granulomatosis