Affiliation:
1. Department of Pathology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, AR 72202, USA
Abstract
The normal number and distribution of mast cells (MCs) and eosinophils in colonic mucosa are largely unknown. Accordingly, we examined colonic biopsies obtained during endoscopic examinations of pediatric patients. The study included 41 patients (21 males and 20 females). The mean age was 11.72 years (range 3.3–19.7 years). Patients were followed for a mean time of 23.4 months (range 1250 months). Our results showed a gradual decrease in the number of eosinophils in the lamina propria from the cecum to the descending colon (14.2 ± 6.1 and 10.7 ± 5.6 eosinophils//high-power field [hpf], respectively), with another peak in the rectosigmoid (12.4 ± 6.1 eosinophils/hpf). Eosinophils within the surface and crypt epithelium were more commonly encountered in the cecum and the rectosigmoid. Eosinophils clusters were rare but were more frequently found in the cecum and rectosigmoid. The largest number of MCs was observed in the descending colon and the lowest in the rectosigmoid (17.56 ± 7.28 and 14.5 ± 6.35 MCs/hpf, respectively). No MCs were identified within the surface epithelium. Very rare MCs were observed within the crypt epithelium, with the highest number observed in the cecum (0.34 ± 0.53 MCs/hpf) and the lowest number observed in the descending colon (0.02 ± 0.16 MCs/hpf). More MCs were present in the cecum and descending colon of females vs males ( P = 0.02 and 0.04, respectively). Our results establish baseline gastrointestinal eosinophils and MC counts in various parts of the pediatric colon.
Subject
General Medicine,Pathology and Forensic Medicine,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
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