2. DEFINITION
• Necrosis is a form of cell death which is a consequence of
Irreversible cell Injury
• It is Always Pathological
• Passive form of cell death
• Most common form of cell death
3. NECROSIS IS CHARACTERIZED BY :-
• Denaturation of cellular proteins
• Leakage of cellular contents through damaged membrane
• Local inflammation
• Enzymatic Digestion of lethally injured cell
4. CAUSES OF NECROSIS
• Hypoxia ( most common Cause Ischemia )
• Physical injury
• Chemical injury
• Microbial toxins
5. MORPHOLOGY
• Increased Eosinophilia of cytoplasm
• Glassy homogenous appearance
• Cytoplasm is Vacuolated , moth eaten
• Calcification of dead cells
• Appearance of Myelin figures
• Generation of calcium soaps
Cytoplasmic Changes
8. COAGULATIVE NECROSIS
• It is form of necrosis in which the Architecture of
dead tissue is preserved for a span of at least some
days
• Affected tissue has firm texture
• Preservation is possible due to Denaturation of
structural proteins and enzymatic digestion of cells
Example - All Solid Organ Infarct ( Except Brain)
9. MORPHOLOGY
• Grossly
outline of the organ maintained
• Microscopic
Cellular outline is also maintained
Karyolysis of nucleus
Tombstone Appearance
A few days later neutrophilic infiltrate appears
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11. LIQUEFACTIVE NECROSIS
• In this type of necrosis the necrotic tissue liquifies
(Viscous Liquid)
• No Maintenance of shape
• Usually occurs in infection
• Necrotic material is creamy yellow in colour known as
pus
• Tissue architecture is loss in abscess
15. CASEOUS NECROSIS
• It is combination of coagulative & liquefactive
necrosis
• Occurs due to deposition of lipid from membrane of
organism
• Characteristic of Granulomatous inflammation due to
tuberculous or fungal infection
• Example – tuberculosis , histoplasmosis , nocardia
infection
16. MORPHOLOGY
• Gross – friable , soft , cottage cheese like appearance
• Microscopic – typical Amorphous , granular, eosinophilic ,
necrotic centre is surrounded by granulomatous
inflammation
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19. FAT NECROSIS
• Also known as adipocytic necrosis
• Occurs in fatty tissue
• Grossly visible – chalky white
• Microscopic – cloudy Appearance
Mostly seen in pancreas , Breast (most common) ,
omentum
20. CONT.
• Pancreatitis (inflammation)
• Release of enzyme out of the cell
• Lipase –Hydrolysis of fat
Saponification
• Adipocyte Death
Calcification (chalky White)
• Pseudocyst Formation
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23. FIBRINOID NECROSIS
• Special form of vascular damage Usually seen in immune
mediated tissue injury , Hypertension , Peptic Ulcer
Polyarteritis nodosa ,rheumatic carditis , hyper acute
graft rejection
• Fibrin or fibrin like material is deposited in the tissue
• Morphology – Bright Pink fibrin like material
Good morning repected teacher and my batchmtes myself Ajayendra Pratap and presenting the seminar on necrosis , start with…
Now we are taking about morphological changes- starting with cytoplasmic changes
And nuclear changes
karyolysis - fading of basophilia of chromatin due to DNAase activity ; dissolution of chromatin
Pyknosis – nuclear shrinkage and increased basophilia
Karyorrhexis – fragmentation of pyknotic nucleus
Infarct – localised area of coagulative necrosis is called as infarct
Denaturation block the proteolysis of dead cells
Outline maintain because cell dies but connective tissue ( elastin , collagen) remains
Karyolysis of nucleaus indicate death
Wedge shaped kidney infarct (yellow)
Edge of the infarct ; Microsopic – normal kidney
Necrotic cells in the Infarct – preserved cell outlines with loss of nuclei ; inflammatory (neutrophilic) infiltrate
Creamy yellow due to presence of leukocytes
In this connective tissue also destroyed that why no maintainance of shape
Infarct in brain = dissolution of the tissue
Creamy yellow
Cottage cheese like appearance (tuberculosis of lung with caseous nacrosis)
Caseous necrosis in tuberculous lymphnode
typical Amorphous ,granular,eosinophilic , necrotic center is surrounded by granulomatous inflammation
Granuloma – epitheloid cell
gaint cell
lymphocyte
necrosis
fibrosis
Saponification = fatty acid + calcification =chalky white
Trauma is the cause breast
By hydrolysis of fat . Fatty acid combine with calcium by the process of saponification
Saponification of fat will lead to calcification chalk like
In omentum due to hydrolysis of fat pseudocyst formation occur.
Yellowish-white appearance ; Whity chalk deposites with calcium soap formation
Cloudy appearance of adipocytes with acute inflammatory reaction
Fibrinoid necrosis in an artery ;
Bright pink area of necrosis with inflammation (neutrophils with dark nuclei)