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. 2025 Aug 26;6:16. doi: 10.17879/freeneuropathology-2025-7139

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Figure 2. Histological findings of carotid artery web resected via endarterectomy (Hematoxylin and Eosin stain, Elastic stain).

(A) Low-power (10×) microscopic view showing a single fragment of fibrovascular tissue, without evidence of thrombus formation, lipid deposition or inflammatory infiltrate. (B) Elastic stain (10×) demonstrating the absence of an internal elastic lamina (red arrow). (C) Trichrome stain (10×) showing increased fibrosis (black arrow). (D) High power (20×) view highlighting areas of myxoid degeneration (blue arrow).