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Chievitz’s Organ

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Dental and Oral Pathology

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Synonyms

Buccotemporal organ; Juxtaoral organ of Chievitz

Anatomy

Located bilateral, within the soft tissue overlying the angle of the mandible in the buccotemporal space.

A small fusiform structure, interposed between the fascia buccotemporalis and pterygoid muscles.

Innervated by branches of the buccal nerve.

It is believed to represent an anlage of the parotid gland.

Function

Mechanosensor in the lateral wall of the oral cavity involved in deglutition, sucking, mastication, and speech.

Abundant enzyme activity similar to that found in ductal cells of salivary glands (alkaline phosphatase and carbonic anhydrase activity). Neurosecretory function (presence of intracellular neurosecretory granules).

Might be influenced by buccal nerve and pituitary gland.

Size, Weight

0.7–1.7 cm in length and 0.1–0.2 cm in width.

Macroscopy

Grossly not visible. By dissecting microscope, it appears to be a flat, white solid strand of tissue resembling a nerve.

Microscopy

Epithelial islands embedded in...

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References and Further Reading

  • Chievitz, J. H. (1885). Beitrage zur Entwicklungsgeschichte der Speicheldrusen. Virchows Archiv fur Pathologische Anatomie und Physiologie und fur Klinische Medizin, 9, 401–436.

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  • Danforth, R. A., & Baughman, R. A. (1979). Chievitz’s organ: A potential pitfall in oral cancer diagnosis. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, and Oral Pathology, 48, 231–236.

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  • Ide, F., Mishima, K., & Saito, I. (2003). Juxtaoral organ of Chievitz presenting clinically as a tumor. Journal of Clinical Pathology, 56, 789–790.

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  • Pantanowisz, L. (2004). Immunophenotype of the juxtaoral organ. International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 33, 113.

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  • Pantanowitz, L., & Balogh, K. (2003). Significance of the juxtaoral organ (of Chievitz). Head & Neck, 25, 400–405.

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  1. Department of Pathology, Martini Hospital, 30033, 9700 RM, Groningen, Netherlands

    Jacqueline E. van der Wal

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  1. Department of Pathology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    Pieter J. Slootweg

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van der Wal, J.E. (2016). Chievitz’s Organ. In: Slootweg, P.J. (eds) Dental and Oral Pathology. Encyclopedia of Pathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28085-1_669

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