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Clinical photographs of the right eye.. Notes: Arrow in (A) points to a mass lesion below the eyebrow. Arrow in (B) points to a well-localized mass over the subcutaneous region. (C) The yellowish mass is 2 cm x 1 cm in size with irregular border and rubbery consistency.
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There was no sign of acute inflammation of the overlying skin (Figure 1A). The excised mass was yellowish with an irregular border and had a rubbery consistency (indicated by arrows in Figure 1A and B). The size of the mass detected in the subcutaneous region in the right eye was 2 cm x 1 cm (Figure 1B and C).
Microscopic examinations.. Notes: (A) Foreign body granuloma composed of multiple nodules characterized by basophilic amorphous materials surrounded by an irregular fibrous border (H&E, x100). (B) The fibrous border composed of histiocytes, multinucleated giant cells, and fibroblasts (H&E, x400).. Abbreviation: H&E, hematoxylin and eosin.
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Microscopic examination showed that foreign body granuloma was composed of multiple nodules characterized by basophilic amorphous materials surrounded by an irregular fibrous border (Figure 2A; hematoxylin and eosin [H&E], x100). The fibrous border was composed of histiocytes, multinucleated giant cells, and fibroblasts (Figure 2B; H&E, x400).