title: Iron deposits in the human labial minor salivary glands: a postmortem study.
abstract: Iron deposits in the human labial minor salivary glands were examined in a series of 195 postmortem subjects. Iron deposits (hemosiderin granules) were found in 7 subjects (3.6%), and the major types of illness in these cases were liver cirrhosis with or without hepatoma, aplastic anemia and acute myelogenous leukemia. Three out of 7 subjects had a history of blood transfusion. Considerable quantities of hemosiderin granules were deposited within the cytoplasm of the acinar and ductal epithelial cells, and hemosiderin-laden cells were scattered in the interstitial connective tissue.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001344:Autopsy; D005260:Female; D006485:Hemosiderin / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012469:Salivary Glands / Q000032:analysis*; D012470:Salivary Glands, Minor / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D006485:Hemosiderin; D007501:Iron