title: Lymphoid tissue and lymphoid-glandular complexes of the colon: relation to diverticulosis.
abstract: The lymphoid tissue of the normal colon is compared with that of colons with diverticular disease. Colons with diverticular disease show a significant increase in the number of lymphoid nodules in areas not containing diverticula. Lymphoid-glandular complexes of the colon were studied in relation to diverticular disease. It is suggested that the lymphoid nodules and the lymphoid-glandular complexes of the colon constitute weak points in the bowel wall and may play a part in the pathogenesis of diverticula.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001344:Autopsy; D003082:Colectomy; D003106:Colon / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology*; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008221:Lymphoid Tissue / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010581:Peyer's Patches / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology