label: Type III atherosclerotic lesion
label_lc: type iii atherosclerotic lesion
description: "Type III (intermediate) atherosclerotic lesions are the morphological and chemical bridge between type II and advanced lesions. Type III lesions appear in some adaptive intimal thickenings (progression-prone locations) in young adults and are characterized by pools of extracellular lipid in addition to all the components of type II lesions."