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36 - Heart and aorta: Saccular aneurysm

Enlarge听听听听听 Descriptive Card听听听听听聽 Log Book Entry (none)

Rodin Number: 28
E Number: none
Donor: Osler
Date: unknown
Size (H x W cm): 21 x 16.5

The specimen shows a dilated ascending aorta (circumference 9 cm) with a 6 cm aneurysm projecting posteriorly (seen better on back view (A), short arrows).

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Comment

The descriptive card states that the aneurysm had ruptured into the pericardium; although the site of such rupture is not clearly seen, it is possibly covered by a small amount of what may be thrombus (long arrow on back view (A)). The patient is said to have had syphilis. The reference to NO. 183639 on the descriptive card cannot be found.

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