[Pathologic morphology of the indented tongue].
This paper use the methods of light microscope, electronmicroscope to observe the appearance of pathology and morphology of the convex and concave parts of the indented tongue edge, and examine the histology of normal tongue edge as a contrast. The authors consider that the main pathological changes of the indented tongue are: Thinning of the epithelial layer; change of rough endoplastic retica; reducing in tonofilaments; edema of cells and tissues, and decreasing in elastic fibers and collagenic fibers, etc.
Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Medical University.
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D000328:Adult; D004487:Edema / Q000473:pathology; D004547:Elastic Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D004848:Epithelium / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D014059:Tongue / Q000473:pathology*; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000648:ultrastructure