Touton giant cells are a type of multinucleated giant cell seen in lesions with high lipid content such as fat necrosis, xanthoma, and xanthelasma and xanthogranulomas. They are also found in dermatofibroma.[1]
^Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. pp. 14, 15. ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1.
of cell debris, which is necessary for tissue remodeling after injuries. Types include foreign-body giantcells, Langhans giantcells, Toutongiant cells...
and 1935 by the botanical museum at Berlin-Dahlem. "Toutongiantcell": A multinucleated giantcell consisting of fused macrophages with a ring of nuclei...
foreign body granuloma. Specific forms of multinucleated giantcells include the Toutongiantcell, which contains a ring of nuclei surrounding a central...
xanthogranuloma is a form of histiocytosis, classified as non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis. It is a rare skin disorder that primarily affects children...
identified acantholytic cells, and to diagnose of herpetic infections he identified multinucleated giantcells and acantholytic cells. He extended his cytologic...
quality but can also have a spindle shape. Foreign body-type and Touton-type giantcells, calcospherites, cholesterol clefts and hemosiderin deposits are...
life-threatening. Histologically, it is typified by a diffuse infiltrate of Toutongiantcells and xanthomatized histiocytes mixed in with spindle-shaped histiocytes...