macrophage

Function

• derived from monocytes.
• main function is phagocytosis

Pathology

• found in granulomas (epithelioid histiocytes) & atherosclerotic plaques

Laboratory

• macrophages in bronchial specimen
• macrophages in urine sediment
• macrophages in body fluid
  • macrophages in CSF
  • macrophages in pericardial fluid
  • macrophages in peritoneal fluid
  • macrophages in pleural fluid
  • macrophages in synovial fluid
  • macrophages in vitreous fluid

More general terms

• mononuclear leukocyte
• phagocyte
• connective tissue cell

More specific terms

• Gaucher cell
• hemosiderin laden macrophage
• histiocyte
• kupffer cell
• placental macrophage (Hofbauer cell)
• Reiter's cell
• siderophage