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Pacinian corpuscle in the juxtaoral organ of Chievitz
Author(s) -
Ide Fumio,
Mishima Kenji,
Saito Ichiro
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of oral pathology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.887
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1600-0714
pISSN - 0904-2512
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0714.2004.00183.x
Subject(s) - histoplasmosis , medicine , histoplasma capsulatum , histoplasma , differential diagnosis , mycosis , group b , biopsy , dermatology , pathology , cytology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , surgery , immunology
The juxtaoral organ of Chievitz (JOOC) is a normal permanent anatomical structure located within the soft tissue overlying the angle of the mandible in the buccotemporal space. Although the sensory organ nature of JOOC, repeatedly mentioned in German publications, has been neglected in the last decade by the American anatomists and pathologists, we incidentally found JOOC‐type squamous epithelium accompanied by Pacinian corpuscles. This fortuitous finding appears to be the first report of the authentic Paciniform nerve endings within JOOC, supporting its mechanosensory function.