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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-3-17
pubmed:abstractText
We found intracytoplasmic crystalloids in two of six cases (33.3%) of gastrointestinal (GI) schwannomas. The crystalloid inclusions were periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) positive with diastase-resistance and stained blue with Masson's trichrome. They were needle-shaped and about 1 to 15 microm in length at microscopic levels. They had varying electron density revealed by electron microscopy and some of them showed distinct lattice structure with periodicity of about 9 nm. Survey of soft tissue schwannomas (n = 20) and S-100-negative GI stromal tumors (n = 41) did not detect such crystalloids. Although the origin and differentiation of GI stromal tumors (GISTs) have been a source of controversy, these intracytoplasmic crystalloids may be a marker for Schwann cell differentiation in some GIST.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0046-8177
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
28
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
304-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Crystalloid formation in gastrointestinal schwannoma.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article