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MeSH Supplementary: Cystic medial necrosis of aorta
Unique ID: C536230
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/C536230
Entry Term(s): Erdheim Cystic medial necrosis of aorta
Registry Numbers: 0
Heading Mapped to: *Cysts; *Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic
Frequency: 36
Note: A thoracic aortic aneurysm characterized by degeneration and fragmentation of ELASTIC FIBERS, loss of smooth muscle cells, and an accumulation of BASOPHILS in non-fibrillar extracellular matrix (ground substance). OMIM: 607086
Date of Entry: 2010/08/25
Revision Date: 2016/08/01

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