Talk:Vascular disease
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.
- ↑ MUN. 23 November 2010.