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The '''Paneth cell''' is characteristic of the [[small intestine]]. It is also normal in the [[cecum]], ascending colon and transverse colon. | The '''Paneth cell''' is characteristic of the [[small intestine]]. It is also normal in the [[cecum]], ascending colon and transverse colon. | ||
==Microscopic== | |||
Features: | |||
*Supranuclear eosinophilic granules. | |||
DDx: | |||
*Enterochromaffin cells ([[AKA]] Kulchitsky cells). | |||
**Subnuclear eosinophilic granules. | |||
*Intraepithelial [[eosinophil]]s. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 00:33, 19 January 2014
The Paneth cell is characteristic of the small intestine. It is also normal in the cecum, ascending colon and transverse colon.
Microscopic
Features:
- Supranuclear eosinophilic granules.
DDx:
- Enterochromaffin cells (AKA Kulchitsky cells).
- Subnuclear eosinophilic granules.
- Intraepithelial eosinophils.