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{{ Infobox diagnosis | |||
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| Image = Cystic_medial_degeneration_-_high_mag.jpg | |||
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| Caption = Cystic medial degeneration. [[H&E stain]]. | |||
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| Micro = basophilic ground substance in the media (seen on Movat's [[stain]]), disruption of the elastic lamina (seen on elastic trichrome stain), +/-focal necrosis. | |||
| Subtypes = | |||
| LMDDx = aortic dissection without apparent underlying pathology | |||
| Stains = [[Movat's stain]] (basophilic ground substance present), elastin stain (fragmentation of elastin) | |||
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| Gross = | |||
| Grossing = | |||
| Site = [[blood vessels|large arteries]] | |||
| Assdx = | |||
| Syndromes = [[Marfan's syndrome]] | |||
| Clinicalhx = | |||
| Signs = | |||
| Symptoms = chest pain, shortness of breath | |||
| Prevalence = uncommon | |||
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| Prognosis = dependent on severity and associated pathology | |||
| Other = | |||
| ClinDDx = [[myocardial infarction]], other causes of chest pain, others | |||
| Tx = surgical repair or conservative management - see [[aortic dissection]] | |||
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'''Cystic medial degeneration''' (abbreviated '''CMD'''), also '''cystic medial necrosis''',<ref>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/756835-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/756835-overview]. Accessed on: 12 August 2010.</ref> is [[vascular disease|vascular pathology]] of the large [[blood vessel]]s. It is suggestive of an underlying [[connective tissue disorder]]. | '''Cystic medial degeneration''' (abbreviated '''CMD'''), also '''cystic medial necrosis''',<ref>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/756835-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/756835-overview]. Accessed on: 12 August 2010.</ref> is [[vascular disease|vascular pathology]] of the large [[blood vessel]]s. It is suggestive of an underlying [[connective tissue disorder]]. | ||