Specimen 533.12 Pulmonary Embolism and Infarction
("Blood Clot in the Lung")

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History of Illness Description of Specimen Comment

This specimen shows an area of dead lung tissue ("infarction") due to blockage of one of the major arteries to the lung by an embolus ("blood clot") originating from the deep veins of the leg.


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