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Chievitz’s Organ

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Synonyms

Buccotemporal organ; Juxtaoral organ of Chievitz

Anatomy

A normal anatomical structure, considered of neuroepithelial origin, first described in 1885 by JH Chievitz, a Danish anatomist.

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 and Weight

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

Macroscopy

Grossly not visible. By dissecting...

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References and Further Reading

  • Chievitz, J. H. (1885). Beitrage zur Entwicklungsgeschichte der Speicheldrusen. Virchows Archiv für Pathologische Anatomie und Physiologie und für 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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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Pathology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Jacqueline E. van der Wal

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    J.H.J.M. van Krieken

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van der Wal, J.E. (2017). Chievitz’s Organ. In: van Krieken, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Pathology. Encyclopedia of Pathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28845-1_669-1

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