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. 2023 Mar 23;15(3):e36586. doi: 10.7759/cureus.36586

Figure 2. Histopathologic examination of excisional biopsy.

Figure 2

Surgical excision of lesion at the upper outer quadrant of the right breast. (A) Granulomatous inflammation with epithelioid histiocyte, multinucleated giant cells (red arrow), lymphocytes, and plasma cells (H&E, ×400). (B) Lipid-like vacuoles (red arrow) seen in the background of acute inflammation (H&E, ×400). (C) Clumps of intravacuolar acid-fast bacilli (red arrow, AFB stain, 600). (D) FITE stain highlights acid-fast microorganisms (red arrow, FITE stain, 600).