Caseous necrosis
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Caseous necrosis or caseous degeneration[1] (/ˈkeɪsiəs/)[2] is a unique form of cell death in which the tissue maintains a cheese-like appearance.[3] It is also a distinctive form of coagulative necrosis.[4] The dead tissue appears as a soft and white proteinaceous dead cell mass.
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Micrograph showing caseous necrosis of a tuberculous lymph node. H&E stain. Histological specimens are normally obtained from supraclavicular lymph nodes to demonstrate caseous necrosis. | |
Subpleural caseous necrosis (Ghon focus) | |
Specialty | Pathology |
Complications | Lung cavity |
Causes | Tuberculosis |
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