肉芽腫（英語：granuloma）是在許多疾病炎症發生過程中形成的一種結構。它是由被稱為巨噬細胞的免疫細胞聚集而成[1]。當免疫系統識別外來物質但無法消滅時，會嘗試將其圍堵起來，此時肉芽腫就形成了。類似的外來物質主要是病原體，包括細菌和真菌，也包括其他物質，例如異物、角蛋白及手術縫合線片段等[1][2][3][4]。
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