A histologic study of sublingual varices

The sublingual regions of seventy-three human postmortem tongues were examined histologically. The age range was 6 to 85 years. The study indicated that increasing age was associated with an increase in size and number of large vessels and also an increase in the amount of fat and elastic tissue in...

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Published inOral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology Vol. 38; no. 6; pp. 879 - 886
Main Authors Southam, J.C., Ettinger, R.L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.12.1974
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Autopsy
Child
Connective Tissue - pathology
Dentistry
Elastic Tissue - pathology
Humans
Lipids
Middle Aged
Tongue - blood supply
Tongue - pathology
Tongue Diseases - pathology
Varicose Veins - pathology
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Summary:The sublingual regions of seventy-three human postmortem tongues were examined histologically. The age range was 6 to 85 years. The study indicated that increasing age was associated with an increase in size and number of large vessels and also an increase in the amount of fat and elastic tissue in the submucosa. Statistical analysis failed to show any significant correlation between the connective tissue changes and the appearances of the varices. A hemodynamic theory for their pathogenesis is proposed.
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ISSN:0030-4220
1878-2175
DOI:10.1016/0030-4220(74)90340-5