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CAROTID ARTERY, RIGHT:<br>
CAROTID ARTERY, RIGHT:<br>
- ATHEROSCLEROSIS, COMPLICATED.
- ATHEROSCLEROSIS, COMPLICATED.
==References==
{{Reflist|1}}

Revision as of 15:46, 28 November 2010

Carotid artery

Microscopic

Sections show an endarterectomy specimen containing a large eccentric atherosclerotic plaque with areas of necrosis and calcification. There is evidence of focal ulceration/dissection.

Notes: Dissection is gross diagnosis (need entry & re-exit point).[1]

Diagnosis

CAROTID ARTERY, RIGHT:
- ATHEROSCLEROSIS, COMPLICATED.

References

  1. MUN. 23 November 2010.