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Published in: Head and Neck Pathology 4/2020

01-12-2020 | Glossitis | Letters to the Editor

So-Called Neuroepithelial Structures in the Posterolateral Tongue: What Can Be Learned from Former Studies?

Authors: Fumio Ide, Yumi Ito, Michiko Nishimura, Kaoru Kusama, Kentaro Kikuchi

Published in: Head and Neck Pathology | Issue 4/2020

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We were interested to read the excellent and comprehensive article by Kennedy [1], reporting and reviewing the neuroepithelial structures (NESs) that are unique to oral soft tissues. The author’s literature analysis indicates that NESs were reported by Palazzolo et al. [2] and Cheng et al. [3] to be associated with the subepithelial nerve plexus of taste buds resembling the juxtaoral organ of Chievitz (JOOC). However, the nature of these structures has been studied with varying conclusions and remains controversial. …
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Metadata
Title
So-Called Neuroepithelial Structures in the Posterolateral Tongue: What Can Be Learned from Former Studies?
Authors
Fumio Ide
Yumi Ito
Michiko Nishimura
Kaoru Kusama
Kentaro Kikuchi
Publication date
01-12-2020
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Head and Neck Pathology / Issue 4/2020
Electronic ISSN: 1936-0568
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12105-020-01180-w

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