title: The gelatinous plaque: its relation to coronary atherosclerosis.
abstract: The relations between the gelatinous plaque and the atherosclerotic plaque were investigated on more than 500 subjects aged 1--40 years. The appearance of the light microscopic aspect of the gelatinous plaque was related to a particular: a) evolution of the process of histolysis involving branch pads and thickened intimas; b) insudation, occurring in nodular proliferations of intimal smooth muscle cells; c) stage of atheroma formation. The results showed that the term gelatinous plaque did not refer to an independent, early atherosclerotic lesion, or a true precursor of advanced lesions,but to an intermediate, transitional stage in the complex histogenesis of the atherosclerotic plaque.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012737:Sex Factors