Small intestine & ampulla
Benign tumors / tumor-like conditions
Enteritis cystica profunda
Author: Hanni Gulwani, M.B.B.S.
Last author update: 1 August 2012
Last staff update: 19 November 2020
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PubMed Search: Enteritis cystica profunda small bowel
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Definition / general | Microscopic (histologic) description | Microscopic (histologic) imagesCite this page: Gulwani H. Enteritis cystica profunda. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/smallbowelenteritiscystica.html. Accessed April 20th, 2024.
Definition / general
- Mucosal glands and mucinous cysts in submucosa or deeper layer (J R Soc Med 2004;97:29, Arch Pathol Lab Med 2010;134:378)
- Usually asymptomatic but may cause obstruction or intussuception
- Pathogenesis: herniation, implantation after ulceration, mucosal microdiverticula and reepithelialization of fistulae (e.g. in Crohn's disease)
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Mucosal glands and mucinous cysts in submucosa or deeper (subserosa) layer with hemosiderin, foreign body giant cells and lamina propria around the epithelium
Microscopic (histologic) images
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Mucin filled cysts (PAS diastase)
