Table 1.
Nomenclature of the fat in the pancreas
|
Name
|
Definition
|
| Pancreatic steatosis | The description of fat accumulation in the pancreatic gland |
| Fatty pancreas | Fatty accumulation in the pancreas |
| Pancreatic lipomatosis | The most frequent benign pathologic condition of the adult pancreas |
| Fatty infiltration of the pancreas | Deposition of a large amount of fat in the pancreas |
| Nonalcoholic fatty pancreas disease | The accumulation of fat in pancreatic tissue (located within adipocytes) |
| Intra-pancreatic fat deposition | Diffuse presence of fat (measured on a continuous scale) within the pancreas; excludes peri-pancreatic (extra-lobular) fat |