Cystic medial necrosis: pathological findings and clinical implications

Idiopathic Cystic Medial Necrosis of the Aorta.

Healed dissecting aneurysm in cystic medial necrosis of the aorta.

DISSECTING aneurysm of the aorta has long been recognized as a disease entity, and is ordinarily regarded as a rapidly fatal condition. A certain proportion of dissecting aneurysms redissect into the lumen of the aorta, forming the so-called "double-barreled" aorta. Occasional cases of dissecting aneurysm have survived for a considerable period after the acute episode, many of them being of the...

Relationship between BI-RADS 4 Ultrasound Index and Pathological Findings and Clinical Outcomes in Breast Lesions

Introduction: breast cancer is listed as the most common type of cancer in women and many patients suffer from this disease worldwide. However, the timely diagnosis of the condition can lower the rate of mortality and morbidity. Breast imaging-reporting and data system (BI-RADS) is a noninvasive scoring system. The aim of our study was to assess the BI-RADS for patients and evaluate the corresp...

Multifocal posterior uveitis: clinical and pathological findings.

A pathological study was performed on the necropsy eyes of a 59-year old-woman who had suffered for nine years from multifocal posterior uveitis. The disease had been controlled by steroid therapy with good preservation of visual function. Extensive investigation did not reveal the aetiology. On macroscopic examination numerous focal lesions with various degrees of pigmentation were observed sc...

Autoimmune Hepatitis: Clinical Overview and Pathological Findings

Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is an uncommon cause of severe chronic hepatitis with a female predilection and affecting all ages and ethnic groups. Although its pathogenesis is still not completely clear, the condition has been linked to dysimmunoregulation of T lymphocytes, which attack and damage the hepatic parenchyma. Characteristic autoantibodies are produced against hepatocytes leading to ce...