title: Elastic tissue in fibroepithelial polyps.
abstract: Fibroepithelial polyps are common cutaneous lesions with an unknown etiology. We attempted to demonstrate that fibroepithelial polyps develop secondary to a focal loss of elastic tissue. Forty-five fibroepithelial polyps were examined. All were stained with Verhoeff-van Gieson stain for elastic tissue and examined. All but one specimen had a normal amount of elastin and none revealed abnormally shaped elastic fibers. Abnormal or decreased elastic tissue is not the cause of fibroepithelial polyps.
authors.affiliation: University of Cincinnati, Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Ohio 45267-0523, USA.
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Mutasim
mesh_terms: D004547:Elastic Tissue / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology*; D004549:Elastin / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D011127:Polyps / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D013194:Staining and Labeling / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D004549:Elastin