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Acute pancreatitis gross features
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edematous, pale, indurated
fat necrosis (opaque areas w/ saponification) hemorrhage (in acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis |
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microscopic appearance of acute pancreatitis
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acute inflammation
pancreatic tissue necrosis peripancreatic fat necrosis (blurring lines) pseudocyts (absence of epithelial lining) hemorrhage & severe necrosis |
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late presentation of chronic pancreatitis
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classically shrunken (atrophic) and fibrotic
cystic dilation of ducts |
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Key differentiation between chronic pancreatitis and adenocarcinoma?
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CP has preservation of overall lobular architecture
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Clinical features of ductal adenocarcinoma
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most common
weight loss & ab/back pain causes jaundice if biliary obstruction present |
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Micro features of ductal adenocarcinoma
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haphazard arrangement
prominent fibrotic reaction perineural and vascular invasion are common |
