KROK 1 2011 – Question 70 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathomorphology
Autopsy of a man with a malignant stomach tumour who had died from cancer intoxication revealed in the posteroinferior lung fields some dense, grayish-red irregular foci protruding above the section surface. Microscopic examination revealed exudate containing a large amount of neutrophils in the lumen and walls of small bronchi and alveoles. Such pulmonary alterations indicate the following disease:
- A. Croupous pneumonia
- B. Acute serous bronchopneumonia
- C. Acute bronchitis
- D. Intermittent pneumonia
- E. Acute purulent bronchopneumonia
Hint
Consider where the inflammation starts, which cells dominate the exudate, and whether the consolidation is patchy or involves a whole lobe.
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