Difference between revisions of "Pancreatic Nodular Hyperplasia"

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Description

Nodular hyperplasia is seen as hard pale elevations of the exocrine tissue of the pancreas in older dogs, cats and cattle. It is of no clincal significance but must be distinguished from malignant neoplasia.

Signalment

Diagnosis

Clinical Signs

Pathology

Grooss appearance:

White lobules or plaques projecting from the surface
Do not distort adjacent tissue and are not encapsulated
Usually firmer than normal pancreatic tissue

Microscopic appearance:

Similar to the normal glandular tissue
Not encapsulated aggregates of acinar cells

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-==Introduction==
-'''Nodular hyperplasia''' is seen as hard pale elevations of the exocrine tissue of the pancreas in older dogs, cats and cattle. It is of no clincal significance but must be distinguished from malignant neoplasia. It is a common incidental finding but the cause is unknown.
+==Description==
+'''Nodular hyperplasia''' is seen as hard pale elevations of the exocrine tissue of the pancreas in older dogs, cats and cattle. It is of no clincal significance but must be distinguished from malignant neoplasia.
 ==Signalment==
-Older dogs, cats and cattle.
 ==Diagnosis==
-There are no adverse clinical signs associated with the condition, it is an incidental finding. Nodular hyperplasia can be distinguished from neoplasia by ultrasonography, radiography and biopsy. The gross appearance is of white lobules or plaques projecting from the surface which are usually firmer than normal pancreatic tissue and do not distort adjacent tissue and are non-encapsulated. The microscopic appearance is similar to the normal glandular tissue, with non-encapsulated aggregates of acinar cells.
+===Clinical Signs===
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-|Vetstream = [https://www.vetstream.com/felis/Content/Disease/dis00188.asp Pancreas: neoplasia]
-|literature search = [http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?rowId=1&options1=AND&q1=pancrea*&occuring1=title&rowId=2&options2=AND&q2=nodular&occuring2=title&rowId=3&options3=AND&q3=hyperplasia&occuring3=title&x=42&y=10&publishedstart=yyyy&publishedend=yyyy&calendarInput=yyyy-mm-dd&la=any&it=any&show=all Pancreatic Nodular Hyperplasia publications]
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-==References==
-* Blood, D.C. and Studdert, V. P. (1999) '''Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary (2nd Edition)''' ''Elsevier Science''
+===Pathology===
+Grooss appearance:
+*White lobules or plaques projecting from the surface
+*Do not distort adjacent tissue and are not encapsulated
+*Usually firmer than normal pancreatic tissue
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+Microscopic appearance:
+*Similar to the normal glandular tissue
+*Not encapsulated aggregates of acinar cells
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