Occult active giant cell aortitis necessitating surgical repair Leslie Dubin Kerr, MDa, Ya Ju Chang, MDa, Harry Spiera, MDa, John T. Fallon, MD, PhDb The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 120, Issue 4, Pages 813-815 (October 2000) DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2000.107832 Copyright © 2000 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Tissue obtained from patient 1, demonstrating giant cell aortitis. A, Active aortitis. Arrow identifies a giant cell. (Hematoxylin and eosin stain; original magnification 200×.) B, Giant cell aortitis with a large area of necrosis. (Hematoxylin and eosin stain; original magnification 100×.) The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2000 120, 813-815DOI: (10.1067/mtc.2000.107832) Copyright © 2000 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions