Cajal cells

Lesions (anomalies of Cajal cells)

 loss or absence of interstitial cells of Cajal

• paraneoplastic dysmotility
• chronic intestinal pseudoobstruction (CIPO) (#19040916#)

 structural anomalies

Pathology

 paraneoplastic dysmotility
 Hirschsprung disease
 hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
 chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction
 slow transit constipation

Absence or altered distribution of the interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs) has been described in association with intestinal pseudoobstruction in adults. Abnormalities of the ICCs in intestinal pseudoobstruction should be considered early in the diagnostic workup of children with intestinal pseudoobstruction. (#19040916#)

References

 Absence of the interstitial cells of Cajal in a child with chronic pseudoobstruction. Struijs MC, Diamond IR, Pencharz PB, Chang KT, Viero S, Langer JC, Wales PW. J Pediatr Surg. 2008 Dec;43(12):e25-9. PMID: #19040916#

 Disorders of interstitial cells of Cajal. Burns AJ. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2007 Dec;45 Suppl 2:S103-6. PMID: #18185068#

 Jain D, Moussa K, Tandon M, Culpepper-Morgan J, Proctor DD. Role of interstitial cells of Cajal in motility disorders of the bowel. Am J Gastroenterol. 2003 Mar;98(3):618-24. PMID: #12650797#

 Pardi DS, Miller SM, Miller DL, Burgart LJ, Szurszewski JH, Lennon VA, Farrugia G. Paraneoplastic dysmotility: loss of interstitial cells of Cajal. Am J Gastroenterol. 2002 Jul;97(7):1828-33. PMID: #12135044#