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arteritis, as this may be a focal disorder. The clinical management should be | arteritis, as this may be a focal disorder. The clinical management should be | ||
dependent upon the clinical impression. | dependent upon the clinical impression. | ||
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Temporal Artery, Left, Biopsy: | |||
- Medium size artery with moderate-to-severe atherosclerosis, otherwise | |||
within normal limits, see comment. | |||
Comment: | |||
A negative biopsy does not rule out the possibility of giant cell (temporal) | |||
arteritis, as this may be a focal disorder. The clinical management should be | |||
dependent upon the clinical impression. | |||
The sections show a focal histocytic response with intimal thickening. Giant cells are absent. Fibrinoid necrosis is absent. Significant transmural inflammation is absent. | |||
</pre> | </pre> | ||