Table 1: A summary of positive silicone holding material of the
patient. The plaques are comprised of elemental silicon and titanium. The
vacuoles (droplets) are comprised of elemental silicon.
Several techniques are included in this table,
illustrating the amount of silicon in Frozen sections, paraffin sections and
plastic sections.
Body
Material patient ↓ |
MORO (Frozen) |
HE (paraffine) |
MORO (paraffine) |
ToluidinBlue (EPON) |
EDX (EPON) |
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|
plaques |
vacuoles |
plaques |
vacuoles |
macrophages |
plaques |
vacuoles |
Plaques |
vacuoles |
|
Colon |
+++ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Small
intestine |
+++ |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Kidney
|
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
Spleen |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
Thyroid
|
+ |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
Epiglottis |
++ |
- |
- |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
+ |
Lung |
+ |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
Liver |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Pancreas |
+++ |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Stomach |
+++ |
NE |
NE |
NE |
NE |
NE |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Breast |
+++ |
NE |
NE |
NE |
NE |
NE |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
Fibro-adenoma breast |
|
- |
- |
+ |
+ |
+ |
NE |
NE |
|
|
(right) peri-prosthetic capsule |
+++ |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Rib tumor |
|
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
+ |
NE |
NE |
|
|
Ovary |
+ |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
Fallopian tubes |
- |
NE |
NE |
NE |
NE |
NE |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
Uterus |
+ |
NE |
NE |
NE |
NE |
Ne |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
Urine bladder with cystitis |
+++ |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
Diaphragm |
|
- |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
Gallbladder |
+++ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
Skin |
++ |
NE |
NE |
NE |
NE |
NE |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Lymph nodes of unknown origin |
+++ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
Psoas muscle |
|
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
NE |
NE |
|
|
Septum and ventricular wall |
++ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Pericardium |
++ |
NE |
NE |
NE |
NE |
NE |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
Aorta |
+ |
NE |
NE |
NE |
NE |
NE |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Nerve / brain
material patient ↓ |
MORO (Frozen) |
HE (paraffine) |
MORO (paraffine) |
ToluidinBlue (EPON) |
EDX (EPON) |
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|
plaques |
vacuoles |
plaques |
vacuoles |
macrophages |
plaques |
vacuoles |
plaques |
vacuoles |
|
Nerve of unknown location |
NE |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
NE |
NE |
NE |
NE |
Spinal cord |
NE |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Pons |
NE |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
NE |
NE |
NE |
NE |
Medulla oblongata |
NE |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
NE |
NE |
NE |
NE |
Mesencephalon |
NE |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
NE |
NE |
NE |
NE |
Pituitary |
NE |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Thalamus |
NE |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
NE |
NE |
NE |
NE |
Amygdala |
NE |
- |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
NE |
NE |
NE |
NE |
Hippocampus |
NE |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
NE |
NE |
NE |
NE |
Frontal cingulum |
NE |
- |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
NE |
NE |
NE |
NE |
Striatum and lens core |
NE |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
+ |
NE |
NE |
NE |
NE |
Occipital lobe |
NE |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
NE |
NE |
NE |
NE |
Frontal cortex left (white substance) |
NE |
NE |
NE |
NE |
Ne |
NE |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
Frontal cortex right |
NE |
NE |
NE |
NE |
Ne |
NE |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Temporal and parietal gyrus |
NE |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Tumoral lesion brain |
NE |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
NE |
NE |
NE |
NE |
Cerebellum |
NE |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-: Negative or
no findings; NE: Not embedded; + to +++: High amounts of silicon