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Right to left gross view of the venous tortuosity and break of the integument and venous wall (arrow).
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The wound had irregular raised blood-stained margins, and it measured 0.5 x 0.3 cm (Figure 1).
Photomicrographs of the vascular lesion. A - Panoramic view of the dermo-epidermal specimen including a cross-section of a superficial venous vessel at the point of rupture (*) with discontinuity of overlying tissues (van Gieson's trichrome, 2x); B - The subcutaneous soft tissue site of vascular ectasia of the venous origin. Note the lacking of muscular layer () and blood congestion (H&E, 20x); C - Phlebo-thrombotic material is characterized by numerous red blood cells alternating with layers of fibrin (Zahn's lines) (**) and initial adhesion/organization ( ) (H&E, 40x); D - Granulation tissue (^) (van Gieson's trichrome, 10 x).
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The venous vessel was 80% occluded by a thrombotic material and was superficial to the skin layer at the point of rupture with discontinuity of the overlying tissues (Figure 2).