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Pathology General 633e9b01

Fat necrosis occurs in?

A
Omentum
B
Brain
C
Heart
D
Kidney
High-Yield Explanation
Heart & kidney - coagulative necrosis Brain - liquefactive necrosis Fat necrosis Fat necrosis is of two types:- 1) Enzymatic fat necrosis It is the most common type and is due to the action of lipase on adipose tissue. The most common cause is acute pancreatitis. The common sites of fat necrosis are adipose tissue contiguous to the pancreas(retroperitoneal fat); anterior mediastinum, bone marrow, omentum and abdominal fat 2) Traumatic (non-enzymatic) fat necrosis It occurs due to trauma in the subcutaneous tissue of breast, thigh and abdomen

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