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'''Abdominal pannus''' is the pathology specimens corresponding to an ''abdominoplasty'' (also known as ''tummy tuck''). | |||
''Pannus'' redirects here; ''pannona'' has been proposed as better term.<ref name=pmid17382240>{{Cite journal | last1 = Cunningham | first1 = SC. | last2 = Klein | first2 = RV. | title = Nomenclature question: panniculus or pannus? Answer: pannona. | journal = J Am Coll Surg | volume = 204 | issue = 4 | pages = 726-7 | month = Apr | year = 2007 | doi = 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2007.01.027 | PMID = 17382240 }}</ref> | |||
''Panniculus'' also redirects here. | |||
==General== | |||
*An apron-like excess of skin - following weight loss.<ref>URL: [http://plasticsurgery.about.com/od/glossary/g/panniculectomy.htm http://plasticsurgery.about.com/od/glossary/g/panniculectomy.htm]. Accessed on: 18 July 2012.</ref> | |||
*Seen in [[obesity]]. | |||
==Gross== | |||
*Skin with abundant fat. | |||
**Pieces usually triangular. | |||
**Stretch marks (striae) are very common. | |||
Notes: | |||
*The [[gross pathology]] section of the report should say something like: ''On sectioning no lesions were identified''. | |||
*The [[cut-up]] is described in ''[[abdominal pannus grossing]]''. | |||
==Microscopic== | |||
Features: | |||
*Adipose tissue. | |||
DDx: | |||
*[[Lipoma]]. | |||
*[[Liposarcoma]]. | |||
==Sign out== | |||
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ABDOMINAL PANNUS, EXCISION: | |||
- BENIGN SKIN AND ADIPOSE TISSUE. | |||
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ABDOMINAL PANNUS, EXCISION: | |||
- DERMAL SCAR, BENIGN SKIN AND ADIPOSE TISSUE. | |||
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===Gross only=== | |||
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ABDOMINAL PANNUS, EXCISION: | |||
- BENIGN SKIN AND ADIPOSE TISSUE (GROSS ONLY). | |||
</pre> | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Ditzels]]. | |||
*[[Dermatopathology]]. | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist|1}} | |||
[[Category:Diagnosis]] | |||
[[Category:Ditzels]] | |||
Revision as of 17:03, 4 April 2016
Abdominal pannus is the pathology specimens corresponding to an abdominoplasty (also known as tummy tuck).
Pannus redirects here; pannona has been proposed as better term.[1]
Panniculus also redirects here.
General
Gross
- Skin with abundant fat.
- Pieces usually triangular.
- Stretch marks (striae) are very common.
Notes:
- The gross pathology section of the report should say something like: On sectioning no lesions were identified.
- The cut-up is described in abdominal pannus grossing.
Microscopic
Features:
- Adipose tissue.
DDx:
Sign out
ABDOMINAL PANNUS, EXCISION: - BENIGN SKIN AND ADIPOSE TISSUE.
ABDOMINAL PANNUS, EXCISION: - DERMAL SCAR, BENIGN SKIN AND ADIPOSE TISSUE.
Gross only
ABDOMINAL PANNUS, EXCISION: - BENIGN SKIN AND ADIPOSE TISSUE (GROSS ONLY).
See also
References
- ↑ Cunningham, SC.; Klein, RV. (Apr 2007). "Nomenclature question: panniculus or pannus? Answer: pannona.". J Am Coll Surg 204 (4): 726-7. doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2007.01.027. PMID 17382240.
- ↑ URL: http://plasticsurgery.about.com/od/glossary/g/panniculectomy.htm. Accessed on: 18 July 2012.