Giant-cell arteritis of the uterus and adnexa.
The case history and pathological findings in an excisional biopsy are described of a sixth example of giant-cell arteritis affecting the female internal genitalia. Histologically, giant-cell arteritis in this location tends to focus on the outer layers of the blood vessel, and it is thought that this is due to the "senile" elastosis of the adventitia which occurs so commonly in blood vessels in this situation.
D000368:Aged; D001158:Arteries / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005836:Genitalia, Female / Q000473:pathology; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000473:pathology; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000473:pathology*; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000473:pathology*