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===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||
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*Defect in the tunica media (muscle layer). | |||
*"Abundant" fresh blood in the adventitia. | |||
*+/-Changes of ''[[cystic medial degeneration]]''. | |||
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*[http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case84.html Aortic dissection - autopsy (upmc.edu)]. | *[http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case84.html Aortic dissection - autopsy (upmc.edu)]. | ||
*[http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/CVHTML/CV029.html Aortic dissection (utah.edu)]. | |||
==Cystic medial degeneration== | ==Cystic medial degeneration== |
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