title: Quantitative histology of the mucous membrane of the accessory nasal sinus and mastoid cavities.
abstract: The mucous membranes of the accessory nasal sinuses and of the mastoid labyrinth were measured in undecalcified, plastic-embedded specimens from nonpathologic postmortem cases. Epithelial thicknesses, lamina propria thicknesses and the ratio of nuclear to total cell area of the epithelia are presented for these organs to provide a quantitative basis for dosimetric calculations of alpha-emitting radionuclides. These data will be of value for studies in populations at risk for head carcinomas from the intake of radium and related nuclides.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002452:Cell Count; D002467:Cell Nucleus; D004847:Epithelial Cells; D004848:Epithelium / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008416:Mastoid / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000166:cytology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D010256:Paranasal Sinuses / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000166:cytology; D011829:Radiation Dosage