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==General== | ==General== | ||
* | *Paneth cell distal to the splenic flexure are abnormal. | ||
**They are indicative of chronic inflammation - seen in [[inflammatory bowel disease]]. | **They are indicative of chronic inflammation - seen in [[inflammatory bowel disease]]. | ||
Revision as of 00:35, 19 January 2014
The Paneth cell is characteristic of the small intestine. It is also normal in the cecum, ascending colon and transverse colon.
General
- Paneth cell distal to the splenic flexure are abnormal.
- They are indicative of chronic inflammation - seen in inflammatory bowel disease.
Microscopic
Features:
- Supranuclear eosinophilic granules.
DDx:
- Enterochromaffin cells (AKA Kulchitsky cells).
- Subnuclear eosinophilic granules.
- Intraepithelial eosinophils.