Omental milky spots are splenoid in nature

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The omentum contains peculiar lymphoid tissues termed omental milky spots. In NZB mice, omental milky spots show extramedullary neutrophilic myelopoiesis and mgakaryopoiesis. Similar milky spots（ splenoportal milky spots）, which also show similar hematopoiesis, are present in the splenoportal fat band developing along the splenic artery. The splenoportal fat band contains sporadic aberrant spleens. In addition, transitional forms between splenoportal milky spots and aberrant spleens are occasionally present in the fat band. These three types of lymphoid tissues in the fat band are supplied by branches of the splenic artery. Based upon the blood vessel supply, the extramedullary hematopoiesis and the morphological transition from aberrant spleens via transitional forms to splenoportal milky spots, splenoportal milky spots seem to represent splenoid lymphoid tissues. Taking into account the similarity between omental and splenoportal milky spots, the deduction that omental milky spots also represent splenoid lymphoid tissues may be made. The function and the signifi cance of milky spots are described in this paper.

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  • 弘前医学

    弘前医学 59 (Supplement), S288-S291, 2007-11-29

    弘前大学大学院医学研究科・弘前医学会

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