Category:Pancreas - Developmental Pathology
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Pancreatic Hypoplasia
Pancreatic Duct Abnormalities
Ectopic pancreatic tissue
Image of ectopic pancreas on duodenum of a dog from Cornell Veterinary Medicine
- Sometimes small pieces of pancreatic tissue are seen in diverse places like the submucosa and muscle of nearby alimentary tract, liver, gall bladder, spleen and mesentery
- Occurs in dog and cat
Pancreatic calculi
Image of pancreatic calculi and fibrosis in a cow from Cornell Veterinary Medicine
- Pancreolithiasis occurs uncommonly in cattle, rarely in other species
- Slightly more common in cattle >4 years old
- Usually an incidental finding
- Usually calcium carbonate and calcium phosphate
- May be a consequence of inflammation, such as caused by flukes
Stromal fat cell infiltration
- Occurs occasionally
- Fat cell infiltration into interstitial tisue
- Function of the pancreas is unaffected
- Especially in obese cats and pigs
Pages in category "Pancreas - Developmental Pathology"
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