Synonym(s)
Hoyer-Grosser organs; Masson`s organ
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Bulky arterio-venous anastomoses, which occur in large numbers in humans in the extremities, in the villi and submucosa of the small intestine, in the tongue, salivary glands, ovaries and penis. Formation of a strong layer of epithelioid muscle cells located under the endothelium. In peripheral circulatory disorders, there are characteristic changes in the glomerula cutanea with proliferation of connective tissue and loss of epitheloid muscle cells.
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer