DescriptionSchaumann bodies with crystalline inclusions, polarized (6169473771).jpg
The crystalline inclusions that may be found within the giant cells in sarcoidosis and other granulomatous disorders consist mainly of calcium oxalate and well as some calcium cargbonate. In this image there are multiple Schaumann bodies closely associated with crystalline inclusions. In many cases the crystals appear to serve as a nidus around which Schaumann bodies are formed. H&E stain.
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