Open AccessULTRASTRUCTURAL STUDY OF HEMANGIOMAS
Author(s) -
Kojimahara Masayasu,
Yamazaki Keiji,
Ooneda Genju
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
acta patholigica japonica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 74
ISSN - 0001-6632
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1981.tb00989.x
Subject(s) - pericyte , basement membrane , ultrastructure , pathology , anatomy , smooth muscle , tight junction , cell junction , cytoplasm , chemistry , endothelial stem cell , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , cell , medicine , biochemistry , in vitro , endocrinology
The fine structure of capillary hemangiomas from the skin of six young adults was investigated. All the vessels had non‐fenestrated endothelial cells. Their intercellular junctions had tight junctions, but desmosome‐We structures were also present. Cytoplasmic filaments (50–100Å in width) as well as microtubular bodies were present in some of the endothelial cells. The bodies were approximately 0.1 μm in diameter and up to 0.5 μm in length. Sub‐endothelial basement membrane was present and sometimes multilaminated. Pericytes had a feature of endothelial cells, fibroblasts, or smooth muscle cells. “Fibrous long‐spacing collagen fibrils” (periodicity: 700–1500Å) were seen in the vicinity of pericyte basement membranes or in the intervascular spaces.