Paneth cells in diverticular disease of the colon.
Paneth cells were found in the mucosa of the sigmoid colon in 13 out of 27 cases of diverticulosis and diverticulitis. It is concluded that their appearance at this site is a non-specific reaction to injury.
D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000473:pathology; D004239:Diverticulitis, Colonic / Q000473:pathology*; D004241:Diverticulum, Colon / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D013194:Staining and Labeling