Paranephric body

Paranephric body
Sagittal section through posterior abdominal wall, showing the relations of the capsule of the kidney (paranephric body labeled at center left)
Transverse section, showing the relations of the capsule of the kidney (paranephric body labeled at bottom center)
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Identifiers
Latin	Corpus adiposum pararenale
Dorlands /Elsevier	c_56/12260313
TA	A08.1.01.011
FMA	74280
Anatomical terminology []

The paranephric body (or paranephric fat or pararenal fat) is collection of adipose tissue located superficial to the renal fascia. The perirenal fat, or adipose capsule of kidney, is deep to the renal fascia but superficial to the renal capsule.

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)