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DictionarySeenodulesiderotic nodules
Gam·na-Gan·dy bod·ies (gahm'nă gan'dē), small firm spheroidal or irregular foci that are yellow-brown, brown, or rusted color, occurring chiefly in the spleen in such conditions as congestive splenomegaly and sickle cell disease, and consisting of relatively dense fibrous tissue or collagenous fibers impregnated with iron pigment and calcium salts; probably result from organization and scarring of sites where small perivascular hemorrhages occurred. Synonym(s): Gamna-Gandy nodules, Gandy-Gamna bodies, siderotic nodulessiderotic nodulesSmall brown nodules seen in the spleen and other organs and consisting of necrotic tissue encrusted by iron salts. See also: noduleGamna, Carlos, Italian physician, 1896-1950. Gamna disease - a form of chronic splenomegaly.Gamna-Favre bodies - characteristic, relatively large, intracytoplasmic basophilic inclusion bodies observed in lymphogranuloma venereum.Gamna-Gandy bodies - small firm spheroidal or irregular foci occurring chiefly in the spleen in such conditions as congestive splenomegaly and sickle cell disease. Synonym(s): Gandy-Gamna bodies; siderotic nodulesGandy-Gamna bodies - Synonym(s): Gamna-Gandy bodies |