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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)]. | *[http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/CVHTML/CV029.html Aortic dissection (utah.edu)]. | ||
==Stains== | |||
*[[Alcian blue]]-[[PAS]] - no ground substance - see ''[[cystic medial degeneration]]''. | |||
*[[Elastin stain]] - no extensive fragmentation of the elastin fibres. | |||
==Sign out== | |||
<pre> | |||
PORTION OF AORTA, EXCISION/REPAIR: | |||
- AORTIC WALL WITH EVIDENCE OF DISSECTION. | |||
- NO SIGNIFICANT INFLAMMATION. | |||
- NO MICROORGANISMS IDENTIFIED WITH ROUTINE STAINS. | |||
COMMENT: | |||
An elastic staining does not demonstrate fragmentation of the elastin fibres. No | |||
degenerative changes of the media are apparent with Alcian blue-PAS staining. | |||
</pre> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||