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Pathology of the Pancreas Lab, Case 5

Pathology of the Pancreas Lab, Case 5. 13-year-old girl with fever, right lower quadrant pain, and rebound tenderness. Identify the organ Describe the gross findings Diagnosis?. Acute Appendicitis The appendix is markedly swollen. The serosa is hyperemic and

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Pathology of the Pancreas Lab, Case 5

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  1. Pathology of the Pancreas Lab,Case 5 • 13-year-old girl with fever, right lower quadrant pain, and rebound tenderness.

  2. Identify the organ Describe the gross findings Diagnosis?

  3. Acute Appendicitis The appendix is markedly swollen. The serosa is hyperemic and covered by a fibrinous exudate. Compare the inflammed appendix to the adjacent segments of a normal appendix.

  4. Edematous serosa Focal ulceration, necrosis of mucosa

  5. Intraluminal neutrophils Mucosal ulceration Transmural inflammation

  6. Mucosa with scattered neutrophils Neutrophils admixed with lymphocytes of the lamina propria

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