July 1, 1977Histopathology
The surgical pathology of thoracic aortic aneurysms
Population
63 resected thoracic aortic aneurysms, including 18 dissecting aneurysms and 13 patients with Marfan syndrome.
Design
Case_series
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Discussion
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Implication
Case reports of aortic histology remain hypothesis-generating; larger prospective studies needed before practice implications.
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Population
63 resected thoracic aortic aneurysms, including 18 dissecting aneurysms and 13 patients with Marfan syndrome.
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Outcome
Histological findings
Cystic medionecrosis is the predominant histological finding in resected thoracic aortic aneurysms, occurring both with and without Marfan syndrome.
Cite This Study
Pomerance et al. (1977) studied this question.