KROK 1 Stomatology 2012 – Question 136 · KROK (Dentistry)
Examination of a bronchial tissue sample revealed atrophy of mucous membrane, cystic degeneration of glands, focal metaplastic changes of lining prismatic epithelial cells into multilayer squamous cells; increase in goblet cell number; in some parts of bronchial wall and especially in the mucous membrane there was marked cellular inflammatory infiltration and growth of granulation tissue bulging into the bronchial lumen in form of a polyp. What is the most likely diagnosis?
- A. Chronic bronchitis
- B. Lobar pneumonia
- C. Acute bronchitis
- D. Bronchopneumonia
- E. Interstitial pneumonia
Hint
Note that the changes include atrophy, squamous metaplasia, goblet cell hyperplasia and polypoid granulation tissue, which take a long time to develop.
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