Lamellenk�rperchen im lymphknotenhilus und ihre bedeutung f�r die melanommetastasierung

Abstract

For the first time the occurrence of corpuscles of Vater-Pacini lacated in the hili of lymph nodes in patients with melanoma is described. As these corpuscles are pressure sensitive they participate in the regulation of blood and lymph flow inside the lymph node. By these means they may influence secondary deposition of melanoma cells.

Pacinian corpuscle in human lymph node: a report and the literature review

“…Rare reports of ectopic Pacinian corpuscle in human beings have described it in the urinary bladder [3], pancreas [4], and prostate [2]. Some authors have also described its unusual presence in human lymph nodes, with a total of 8 cases so far mentioned in 5 reports [1,[5][6][7][8] (Table 1). Herein we report the finding of a Pacinian corpuscle in a lymph node, which in our knowledge is the ninth such case so far.…”