Question 1

what is necrosis?

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Necrosis: Necrosis refers to death of cells or tissues.

Question 2

what can cause nerve necrosis?

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Many concerns: Necrosis is "death" or destruction of a nerve, and this sometimes is necessitated to alleviate pain, by an alcohol injection.  If a nerve is cut or transected, or if a nerve cell body dies (apoptosis), from a variety of inflammatory or degenerative causes, recovery is not possible.  So, nerve death can occur both in central and peripheral  nervous systems.   Timely treatment is always best.

Question 3

what is the definition or description of: necrosis?

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Dead tissue.: Necrosis is premature cell death, due to external forces acting on the cells. Causes  include trauma, ischemia, toxins and infections.

Since necrotic tissue has lost the ability to protect itself, it is prone to infection, and is often surgically removed, debrided, to protect neighboring living cells. Untreated, necrosis can lead to infection, gangrene, sepsis and even death.

Question 4

extensive tumor necrosis! how to diagnose, what to do?

Accepted Answer

Remove if possible: When tumor get very large and essentially loose blood supply necrosis can set in.  If extensive, tumor necrosis syndrome develops and release of toxins into the blood stream can occur.  At this point debulking of the lesion is beneficial.

Question 5

i was told i have papilary necrosis what does that mean?

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Renal disease: Kidney tissue is damaged and is not functioning correctly.

You need to take stock of all medication you have been taking and stop any that has an effect on the kidney. Also deal with any kidney infection.

Medical care is important and following advise very closely to avoid progression of the condition is essential.

Question 6

how to tell the difference between fat necrosis and normal fat deposits?

Accepted Answer

Fat nec. vs deposit: Interesting question? Fat Deposits are accumulations of fatty tissue either loosely or in a collection, i.e. lipoma. Vs Fat Necrosis is a disruption of the architecture of fat itself by the death of the fat or adipose cell. Thus leading to indentations or depressions in the area of necrosis. Better explanation with an in person visit to your Plastic Surgeon!

Question 7

what is the best test to diagnose or rule out necrosis due to pancreatitis. ?

Accepted Answer

Probably CT scan: Clinical and laboratory criteria to assess inflammatory responses (Ranson grade, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score) and contrast-enhanced dynamic computed tomography (dynamic CT) imaging to evaluate pancreatic necrosis are frequently used. Not all patients with pancreatic necrosis identified on dynamic CT scanning develop local complications

Question 8

what is it about cold injury that kills the organs? could i ng term exposure cause organ necrosis and kill the victim?

Accepted Answer

GivinTheColdShoulder: Your question is a bit vague. But generally, if tissue is actually frozen (frostbite), water crystals form inside the cells and that messes-up the works. When thawed, the tissue is mush. If you are talking about hypothermia, the colder you get the slower your metabolism to the point that the lack of energy formation overcomes the overall slowness of the metabolic processes and then the cells die.

Question 9

what's adenoma necrosis of the thryroid?

Accepted Answer

Benign thyroid cyst: An adenoma of the thyroid is a benign cystic mass that can secrete thyroid hormone. When tumors grow, they need adequate blood supply; however, if they grow faster than their blood supply can support them, the innermost portion of the mass dies, which is also known as undergoing "necrosis", because it has the worst blood supply relative to the surrounding tumor cells.

Question 10

what happens to the testicle as it enters necrosis?

Accepted Answer

Testis: Necrosis means death of the testicle. It eventually shrinks and essentially disappears. If you are concerned about fertility, necrosis of the testicle in the scrotum may lead to production of antibodies that may lead to infertility.

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