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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 pathology of the large [[blood vessel]]s 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]]. | ||
==General== | ==General== | ||
*Nonspecific finding - may be seen in a number of conditions. | *Nonspecific finding - may be seen in a number of conditions. | ||
*"Medial" refers to ''tunica media'' the middle (muscle) layer of an artery. | |||
Note about ''cystic medial necrosis'': | Note about ''cystic medial necrosis'': | ||