J Pathol Transl Med.  2015 Mar;49(2):177-179. 10.4132/jptm.2015.02.04.

Malakoplakia Affecting the Umbilical Cord

• Han SH
• Joo M
• Chang S
• Kim HS

• KMID: 2381377
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4132/jptm.2015.02.04

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Malacoplakia*
Umbilical Cord*

Figure

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  Fig. 1. Representative macroscopic and microscopic images of the lesion. (A) The middle portion of umbilical cord is focally enlarged, inside which an ill-defined white to brown horseshoe-shaped area (arrowhead) surrounding the umbilical vessels is noted. (B) The concentrically laminated, round-ovoid, basophilic calcified bodies, referred to as Michaelis-Gutmann bodies, are seen within macrophages (arrowhead). (C) This lesion is composed of multiple, small, round to oval, calcified bodies (calcospherites), Michaelis-Gutmann bodies (arrowheads), and an inflammatory infiltrate containing mainly necrotic macrophages. (D) The Michaelis-Gutmann bodies (arrowheads) are also observed in the noncalcified area.

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