KROK 1 2013 – Question 17 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathomorphology
Microscopy of the coronary artery of a dead 53-year-old patient revealed luminal occlusion due to a fibrous plaque with some lipids. The most likely form of atherosclerosis in this case is:
- A. Atheromatosis
- B. Liposclerosis
- C. Prelipid stage
- D. Ulceration
- E. Lipidosis
Hint
Judge the stage of plaque evolution from the proportion of fibrous tissue relative to lipid in the lesion described.
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