Necrosis

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Necrosis is a type of cell death that is characterized by inflammation.

Classic types - Robbins[1]

  • Coagulative.
  • Liquefactive.
  • Gangreneous.
  • Caseous.
  • Fatty necrosis.
  • Fibrinoid.

Other types

  • Cystic medial necrosis.
  • Acute tubular necrosis.
  • Contraction band necrosis.
  • Dirty necrosis.

Gross

  • Soft.
  • Grey or white.

Microscopic

  • Pink.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cotran, Ramzi S.; Kumar, Vinay; Fausto, Nelson; Nelso Fausto; Robbins, Stanley L.; Abbas, Abul K. (2005). Robbins and Cotran pathologic basis of disease (7th ed.). St. Louis, Mo: Elsevier Saunders. pp. 21-22. ISBN 0-7216-0187-1.
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