RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Mucoprotein-containing histiocytes (muciphages) in the rectum
JF Journal of Clinical Pathology
JO J Clin Pathol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists
SP 368
OP 374
DO 10.1136/jcp.19.4.368
VO 19
IS 4
A1 J. G. Azzopardi
A1 D. J. Evans
YR 1966
UL http://jcp.bmj.com/content/19/4/368.abstract
AB Mucoprotein-containing macrophages (muciphages) are a common finding in routine rectal biopsies, occurring in about 50% of cases. No correlation was found between their presence and the sex, age, and disease of the patient. They must be distinguished from the cells of Whipple's disease and from lipofuscin-containing macrophages. The origin of the mucoprotein is discussed and rectal epithelial mucin is considered a possible source.