A Group of Forensic Pathologists Are Analyzing Tissue Samples of Adolescents

A group of forensic pathologists are analyzing tissue samples of adolescents age 13-18 to study the aging process.  Autopsy of a 14-year-old boy who died in a motor vehicle accident shows several minimally raised yellow spots on the inner surface of the abdominal aorta.  The rest of the cardiovascular findings during the autopsy are unremarkable.  He had no known medical problems.  There was no family history of cardiovascular disease or sudden cardiac death.  Which of the following is most likely to be the predominant cell type in these lesions on light microscopy?

A) Eosinophils
B) Fibroblasts
C) Macrophages
D) Mast cells
E) Neutrophils

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