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| + | [http://w3.vet.cornell.edu/nst/nst.asp?Fun=Image&imgID=7515 Image of chronic parasitic(Eurytrema spp.) pancreatitis with fibrosis and atrophy in a cat from Cornell Veterinary Medicine] | ||
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| + | [http://w3.vet.cornell.edu/nst/nst.asp?Fun=Image&imgID=21359 Image of chronic parasitic granulomas caused by ''Strongylus equinus'' from Cornell Veterinary Medicine] | ||
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| + | *Parasites become important if they occlude the pancreatic duct directly or induce inflammation | ||
| + | *Commonly caused by [[Trematodes|flukes]] of families Opisthorchidae and Dicrocoelidae when present in large numbers and overspill from the billiary tract | ||
| + | *[[Nematodes]], particularly [[Ascaridoidea|ascarids]], and [[Cestodes|cestodes]] occasionally lodge within pancreatic ducts | ||
| + | *In pigs, [[Strongyloidea|''Stephanurus dentatus'']] can form cysts in the pancreas after migration through the [[Liver - Anatomy & Physiology|liver]] | ||
| + | *Parasites tend to cause [[Pancreatitis|chronic interstitial pancreatitis]] | ||
| + | *Tend to destroy acinar tissue, [[Pancreas - Anatomy & Physiology#Endocrine|islets of Langerhans]] being unaffected | ||
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| + | <big>[[Healing and Repair - Pathology#The Pancreas|'''Healing of pancreas - general pathology''']]</big> | ||
| + | [[Category:Pancreas_-_Pathology]] | ||
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Image of chronic parasitic granulomas caused by Strongylus equinus from Cornell Veterinary Medicine
- Parasites become important if they occlude the pancreatic duct directly or induce inflammation
- Commonly caused by flukes of families Opisthorchidae and Dicrocoelidae when present in large numbers and overspill from the billiary tract
- Nematodes, particularly ascarids, and cestodes occasionally lodge within pancreatic ducts
- In pigs, Stephanurus dentatus can form cysts in the pancreas after migration through the liver
- Parasites tend to cause chronic interstitial pancreatitis
- Tend to destroy acinar tissue, islets of Langerhans being unaffected