[Scanning and translucent electron microscopic observations on squamo-glandular junctions in the esophagogastric junction].

SCANNING AND TRANSLUCENT ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC OBSERVATION OF SQUAMO-GLANDULAR JUNCTION IN THE ESOPHAGO-GASTRIC JUNCTION Yoshio OKADA*t, Yasusada AKAMINE, Kazuo KARASAWA and Kinya SAWADA * 2nd Surgical Department (if Aichi Cancer Center Hospital t Department rif Thoracic Surgery, Chest Disease Research Institute, Kyoto University Squamo-glandular junction in the esophago-gastric junction was observed by scanning and translucent electron microscope, and the following results were obtained: I) The surface of the squamo-glandular junction was quite distinct under the scanning electron microscopy. 2) The squamous epithelial cell of the esophagus and the glandular epithelial cell of the stomach interdigitate with each other. No desmosome can be found in the squamoglandular junction.