"Fat Necrosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A condition in which the death of adipose tissue results in neutral fats being split into fatty acids and glycerol.
| Descriptor ID |
D005218
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.717.365
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| Concept/Terms |
Fat Necrosis- Fat Necrosis
- Fat Necroses
- Necrosis, Fat
- Steatonecrosis
- Steatonecroses
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fat Necrosis" by people in Profiles.
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Imaging diagnosis of epipericardial fat necrosis in children. Pediatr Radiol. 2020 02; 50(2):285-288.
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Case 2: Diaper Rash and Feeding Difficulty in a 5-week-old Boy. Pediatr Rev. 2017 Mar; 38(3):140.
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Muscle-sparing TRAM flap does not protect breast reconstruction from postmastectomy radiation damage compared with the DIEP flap. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2014 Feb; 133(2):223-233.
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Adjuvant chemotherapy increases the prevalence of fat necrosis in immediate free abdominal flap breast reconstruction. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2014 Apr; 67(4):461-7.
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Imaging of fat-containing lesions of the breast: a pictorial essay. J Clin Ultrasound. 2013 Sep; 41(7):424-33.
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Association between treatment with brachytherapy vs whole-breast irradiation and subsequent mastectomy, complications, and survival among older women with invasive breast cancer. JAMA. 2012 May 02; 307(17):1827-37.
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Breast conserving therapy with accelerated partial breast versus external beam whole breast irradiation: comparison of imaging sequela and complications in a matched population. Breast J. 2011 Mar-Apr; 17(2):187-90.
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The many faces of fat necrosis in the breast. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009 Mar; 192(3):815-25.
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Internal mammary perforator recipient vessels for breast reconstruction using free TRAM, DIEP, and SIEA flaps. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2007 Dec; 120(7):1769-1773.
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Practical guidelines for repair of partial mastectomy defects using the breast reduction technique in patients undergoing breast conservation therapy. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2007 Dec; 120(7):1755-1768.