Gray-white or white, rounded or irregularly shaped, slightly
opaque patches or spots that are sometimes observed postmortem in the epicardium, especially in middle-aged or older persons; they
result from
fibrous thickening, and sometimes hyalinization, of the epicardium;
similar lesions may
also occur in the
visceral layer of the peritoneum.
Synonym:
macula lactea,
macula tendinea,
tache blanche,
tache laiteuse,
tendinous spot,
white spot.