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Dissecting aneurysm: a clinicopathologic and histopathologic study of 111 autopsied cases.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2312107     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
One hundred eleven autopsy cases of dissecting aneurysm were collected from western Japan. The ratio of males to females was 3:2 and the sixth and seventh decades of life were most frequently affected. All 11 cases of Marfan's syndrome were in patients under 40 years of age. DeBakey's type III dissections showed a male predilection and more severe atherosclerosis than in control cases. Many patients with types I and II dissections died of hemorrhage in the acute phase, while many patients with type III dissection died in the subacute or chronic phase, and half of the patients died of diseases other than hemorrhage. Hypertension was recognized in 73.7% of the 95 cases which showed no other obvious risk factors. Histologic examinations suggested that cystic medial necrosis was related to the pathogenesis of the disease in Marfan's syndrome, but was not so apparent in non-Marfan's syndrome. Laminar medial necrosis was found in many cases, but was considered to be a secondary ischemic change following dissection, as supported by other investigators. There were only a few cases in which dissection seemed to be directly caused by atherosclerosis.
Authors:
Y Nakashima; T Kurozumi; K Sueishi; K Tanaka
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Human pathology     Volume:  21     ISSN:  0046-8177     ISO Abbreviation:  Hum. Pathol.     Publication Date:  1990 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1990-04-13     Completed Date:  1990-04-13     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9421547     Medline TA:  Hum Pathol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  291-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
First Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aneurysm, Dissecting / epidemiology,  etiology,  pathology*
Aorta, Thoracic
Aortic Aneurysm / epidemiology,  etiology,  pathology*
Arteriosclerosis / pathology
Autopsy
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Risk Factors
Sex Factors

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