Panniculitis of pancreatitis presenting as an abdominal wall mass.
A case is presented of subcutaneous fat necrosis manifested as an abdominal wall mass, a finding reported only rarely with acute pancreatitis. It should be considered a possibility in the differential diagnosis of a palpable abdominal mass in acute pancreatitis.
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D000009:Abdominal Muscles; D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015434:Panniculitis / Q000175:diagnosis*