Caseous necrosis
Caseous necrosis or caseous degeneration (/ˈkeɪsiəs/) 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) | |
| Specialty | Pathology |
| Complications | Lung cavity |
| Causes | Tuberculosis |
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