title: Pacinian corpuscle in the juxtaoral organ of Chievitz.
abstract: The juxtaoral organ of Chievitz (JOOC) is a normal permanent anatomical structure located within the soft tissue overlying the angle of the mandible in the buccotemporal space. Although the sensory organ nature of JOOC, repeatedly mentioned in German publications, has been neglected in the last decade by the American anatomists and pathologists, we incidentally found JOOC-type squamous epithelium accompanied by Pacinian corpuscles. This fortuitous finding appears to be the first report of the authentic Paciniform nerve endings within JOOC, supporting its mechanosensory function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, 2-1-3 Tsurumi, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama 230-8501, Japan. ide-f@tsurumi-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Fumio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ide
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mishima
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Saito
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002610:Cheek / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010141:Pacinian Corpuscles / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000196:embryology*; D012679:Sense Organs