LVIII - Pathology
Path: Silicone droplets/vacuoles in lung tissue, pulmonary vasculature, or lymph nodes
Last update 03/05/2020
See also under VIm. Silicone can be found lying free in the interstitium, engulfed in macrophages or giant cells, in pulmonary capilllaries or the pleura.�Data on staining and X-ray identification methods of silicone at PMID 23020716. Silicone can also be found in tissues other than and distant from the lung. See also under XVcq.