| Autonomic Ganglion
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Etiology
Not applicable.
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Pathogenesis
Not applicable.,
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Epidemiology
Not applicable.
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General Gross Description
Sympathetic and parasympathetic ganglia have similar gross and microscopic appearance
Gray tan firm nodules
Para- and prevertebral sympathetic ganglia; parasympathetic ganglia distributed adjacent to/in organs which they innervate
Examples:
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General Microscopic Description
Characterized by the presence of neurons or ganglion cells
Large nuclei which may be central or eccentric
Prominent nucleoli
Surrounded by supporting satellite cells and axons Examples:
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References
Sternberg SS ed. Histology for Pathologists. Raven Press; New York, 1992. pp. 171.
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| Autonomic Ganglion
| | Synopsis by: Melinda Sanders M.D. (TX9640M00100)[551]
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