Migration of steatonecrosis in pancreatitis.
Fat necrosis in pancreatitis has been reported in mesentery, gut serosa and distant sites like subcutaneous fat and fatty marrow. We present a case of chronic pancreatitis wherein fat necrosis was seen in the muscularis propria and submucosa of small intestine in addition to the serosa. Saponified fatty acid crystalloids, not seen in every case, were seen in these foci of fat necrosis.
Kusum
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Department of Pathology, T.N. Medical College and BYL Nair Ch. Hospital, Mumbai. kusumjash@hotmail.com
Semlani
Shilpa
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Deshpande
Jaya R
JR
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005218:Fat Necrosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D012704:Serous Membrane / Q000473:pathology*