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'''Abdominal pannus''' is the pathology specimens corresponding to an ''abdominoplasty'' (also known as ''tummy tuck'').
'''Abdominal pannus''' is the pathology specimens corresponding to an ''abdominoplasty'' (also known as ''tummy tuck''). It is generally considered a [[ditzel]].


''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>
''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>

Revision as of 17:06, 4 April 2016

Abdominal pannus is the pathology specimens corresponding to an abdominoplasty (also known as tummy tuck). It is generally considered a ditzel.

Pannus redirects here; pannona has been proposed as better term.[1]

Panniculus also redirects here.

General

  • An apron-like excess of skin - following weight loss.[2]
  • Seen in obesity.

Gross

  • Skin with abundant fat.
    • Pieces usually triangular.
    • Stretch marks (striae) are very common.

Notes:

Microscopic

Features:

  • Adipose tissue.

DDx:

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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

  1. 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.
  2. URL: http://plasticsurgery.about.com/od/glossary/g/panniculectomy.htm. Accessed on: 18 July 2012.