A woven or storiform pattern is a histopathologic architectural pattern. The name "storiform" originates from Latin storea 'woven', as storiform tissue tends to resemble woven fabric on microscopy.
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Storiform fibrosis is a histologic sign of IgG4-related disease, accompanied by a dense lymphoplasmocytic infiltrate, often a partially eosinophilic infiltrate and obliterative phlebitis.[1][2]
See also
edit- Histopathology, for additional patterns
References
edit- ^ Stone, John H.; Zen, Yoh; Deshpande, Vikram (2012). "IgG4-Related Disease". The New England Journal of Medicine. 366: 539–551. doi:10.1056/NEJMra1104650.
- ^ Deshpande, Vikram; Zen, Yoh; Chan, John K.C.; et al. (2012). "Consensus statement on the pathology of IgG4-related disease". Modern Pathology. 25: 1181–1192. doi:10.1038/modpathol.2012.72.