Caseous necrosis

Caseous necrosis or caseous degeneration (/ˈksiəs/) is a unique form of cell death in which the tissue maintains a cheese-like appearance. It is also a distinctive form of coagulative necrosis. The dead tissue appears as a soft and white proteinaceous dead cell mass.

Caseous necrosis
Micrograph showing caseous necrosis of a tuberculous lymph node. H&E stain. Histological specimens are normally obtained from supraclavicular lymph nodes to demonstrate caseous necrosis.
Subpleural caseous necrosis (Ghon focus)
SpecialtyPathology
ComplicationsLung cavity
CausesTuberculosis
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