Fat necrosis

From WikiMD's Wellness Encyclopedia


Fat necrosis is a form of necrosis characterized by the action upon fat by digestive enzymes.[1]

In fat necrosis the enzyme lipase releases fatty acids from triglycerides. The fatty acids then complex with calcium to form soaps. These soaps appear as white chalky deposits.[2]

It is usually associated with trauma of the pancreas or acute pancreatitis.[2][3]

It can also occur in the breast,[4] the salivary glands[5] and neonates after a traumatic delivery.

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Cell Injury".
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kumar, Vinay; Abbas, Abul K.; Fausto, Nelson; & Mitchell, Richard N. (2007). Robbins Basic Pathology (8th ed.). Saunders Elsevier. pp. 10-11 ISBN 978-1-4160-2973-1
  3. ↑ "fat necrosis" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-04-14. Retrieved 2011-09-19. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


External links[edit | edit source]

Classification



Fat necrosis Resources
Wikipedia
WikiMD
Navigation: Wellness - Encyclopedia - Health topics - Disease Index‏‎ - Drugs - World Directory - Gray's Anatomy - Keto diet - Recipes

Search WikiMD

Ad.Tired of being Overweight? Try W8MD's physician weight loss program.
Semaglutide (Ozempic / Wegovy and Tirzepatide (Mounjaro / Zepbound) available.
Advertise on WikiMD

WikiMD's Wellness Encyclopedia

Let Food Be Thy Medicine
Medicine Thy Food - Hippocrates

WikiMD is not a substitute for professional medical advice. See full disclaimer.
Credits:Most images are courtesy of Wikimedia commons, and templates Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY SA or similar.

Retrieved from "https://wikimd.com/w/index.php?title=Fat_necrosis&oldid=690111"

Contributors: Prab R. Tumpati, MD