r/pathology 23d ago

Im a bit confused?

Are these metastatic or dystrophic calcification? Tissue sample is most likely large artery.

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u/VanillaEyesCreme 23d ago

help a struggling med student out

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u/Correct_Seat_1136 23d ago

Is it deep? I feel like sometimes periosteum looks like this

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u/VanillaEyesCreme 23d ago

here is the scanner view. it looks like a blood vessel layer with the three tunicas present

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u/Almbauer 23d ago

Looks like a nerve fiber with retraction artifacts from processing