Acute pancreatitis
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Acute pancreatitis is a common type of pancreatitis that uncommonly comes to pathology.
General
- Rarely comes to pathology.
- Usually diagnosed by abdominal CT, blood work (amylase, lipase).
Microscopic
Features:[1]
- Loss of acini.
- Neutrophils.
- Hemorrhage.
- +/-Loss of pancreatic islets.
See also
References
- ↑ Klatt, Edward C. (2006). Robbins and Cotran Atlas of Pathology (1st ed.). Saunders. pp. 223. ISBN 978-1416002741.