TY - JOUR
T1 - Heterotopic salivary gland tissue in lymph nodes of the cervical region
AU - Shinohara, Masanori
AU - Harada, Takeshi
AU - Nakamura, Seiji
AU - Oka, Masuichiro
AU - Tashiro, Hideo
PY - 1992/1/1
Y1 - 1992/1/1
N2 - The occurrence and composition of intranodal salivary gland tissue (ISGT) in the head and neck region were investigated. ISGT was mainly composed of mature acini, intercalated ducts and intralobular ducts but immature acini (20.8%) and immature small ducts (18.8%) were also observed. The latter resembled salivary gland tissue in an early developmental stage. Various histological changes of ISGT were observed including cyst formation (16.7%), oncocytic metaplasia (8.3%), oncocytic adenomatous hyperplasia (8.3%) and ductal proliferation (20.8%). Thus ISGT may contain immature components with a potential for differentiation and proliferation.
AB - The occurrence and composition of intranodal salivary gland tissue (ISGT) in the head and neck region were investigated. ISGT was mainly composed of mature acini, intercalated ducts and intralobular ducts but immature acini (20.8%) and immature small ducts (18.8%) were also observed. The latter resembled salivary gland tissue in an early developmental stage. Various histological changes of ISGT were observed including cyst formation (16.7%), oncocytic metaplasia (8.3%), oncocytic adenomatous hyperplasia (8.3%) and ductal proliferation (20.8%). Thus ISGT may contain immature components with a potential for differentiation and proliferation.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0901-5027(05)80787-8
DO - 10.1016/S0901-5027(05)80787-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 1640129
AN - SCOPUS:0026705538
SN - 0901-5027
VL - 21
SP - 166
EP - 171
JO - International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
JF - International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
IS - 3
ER -