Gallery of Histological Sections
Prepared by
ROY ELLIS
IMVS Division of Pathology
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Woodville Road, Woodville, South Australia
5011
Email:
roy.ellis@imvs.sa.gov.au
An 'amalgam tattoo' showing particles of metal - mainly
silver - in gingival mucosa. The particles are lying within
histiocytes, or lying free in the tissue aligned along
collagen fibres
Result: Although amalgam contains both mercury and tin as
well as silver, only the silver is retained in the long
term.
© Roy C. Ellis 2004