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World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Published in: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 1/2006

Open Access 01-12-2006 | Case report

Tactile-like corpuscles in gastric mucosa: a case report

Authors: Sadia Salim, Beiqing Liu, Mandana Mahmoodi, Haider Asad, Steve J Hou

Published in: World Journal of Surgical Oncology | Issue 1/2006

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Abstract

Background

The presence of tactile corpuscle-like structures in Schwannomas, Neurofibromas and Neuroid Intradermal Melanocytic Nevi is well-documented. We report a case describing the presence of such structures in the lamina propria of grossly normal gastric mucosa.

Case presentation

A 30 year-old male underwent esophagogastrectomy for carcinoma. Examination of hematoxylin and eosin stained sections reveal tactile corpuscle-like structures in the mucosa adjacent to the main tumor mass.

Conclusion

This is a rare phenomenon and a literature search revealed only one paper describing such structures in the benign colonic mucosa of a colectomy done for carcinoma. We did not come across any cases in the literature describing such structures in gastrointestinal specimen resected for reasons other than carcinoma. To our knowledge this would be the first case reporting the existence of tactile corpuscles-like structures in gastric mucosa.
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Metadata
Title
Tactile-like corpuscles in gastric mucosa: a case report
Authors
Sadia Salim
Beiqing Liu
Mandana Mahmoodi
Haider Asad
Steve J Hou
Publication date
01-12-2006
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
World Journal of Surgical Oncology / Issue 1/2006
Electronic ISSN: 1477-7819
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-4-39

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