Cardiovascular Pathology
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 248-251 , July 2010

Segmental arterial mediolysis of varying phases affecting both the intra-abdominal and intracranial vertebral arteries: an autopsy case report

  • Ayako Ro

      Affiliations

    • Department of Legal Medicine, School of Medicine, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
    • Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office, Tokyo, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Legal Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8666, Japan. Tel.: +81 3 5269 7300; fax: +81 3 5269 7300.
    • ,
  • Norimasa Kageyama

      Affiliations

    • Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office, Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • Akihiro Takatsu

      Affiliations

    • Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office, Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • Tatsushige Fukunaga

      Affiliations

    • Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office, Tokyo, Japan

Received 18 December 2008 ,Revised 5 February 2009 ,Accepted 9 February 2009.

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PII: S1054-8807(09)00008-8

doi: 10.1016/j.carpath.2009.02.002

Cardiovascular Pathology
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 248-251 , July 2010

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