| 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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Clinical Correlation
• Not applicable.
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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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