Thrombus in Common Iliac Artery

Thrombus in Common Iliac Artery •Closer view of previous case. There is minimal, if any atherosclerosis. This could be an embolus. •The determination of whether this is an in situ thrombus or an embolus would entail knowing: what the heart showed - atrial or LV mural thrombi, atrial septal defect (why?), or endocarditis; lung pathology with pulmonary vein thrombi; clinical history and data - hypercoaguable state?; last but not least - details of gross and microscopic pathology - features of an arterial or venous thrombus? - arteritis? (Description By:J. Hasson, M.D. ) (Image Contrib. by: UCHC )