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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Otol Neurotol. 2017 Aug;38(7):970–977. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000001454

Fig. 4.

Fig. 4

Macrophages containing both black particulate material (solid arrow) and birefringent material (hollow arrow) consistent with phagocytized platinum and silicone respectively were commonly found in the fibrous tissue sheath surrounding the cochlear implant electrode, here in case #21 (H&E stain).