title: Fatal rupture of the brachiocephalic artery in a dog.
abstract: A case of arterial rupture that caused sudden death in a 3-year-old dog is presented. Rupture of the brachiocephalic artery was located just distal to the origin of the left common carotid artery. Histological examination of the vessel wall revealed necrosis of the media.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Pathology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Arimura
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Machida
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishida
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kiryu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016122:Brachiocephalic Trunk / Q000473:pathology; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D004285:Dogs; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000662:veterinary; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*