KROK 1 2014 – Question 176 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathomorphology
A patient underwent surgical removal of a cavitary liver lesion 2 cm in diameter. It was revealed that the cavity wall was formed by dense fibrous connective tissue; the cavity contained muddy, thick, yellowish-greenish fluid with an unpleasant odor. Microscopically, the fluid consisted mainly of polymorphonuclear leukocytes. What pathological process are these morphological changes typical for?
- A. Chronic abscess
- B. Phlegmon
- C. Acute abscess
- D. Empyema
- E. -
Hint
Look at the nature of the cavity wall together with the contents of the fluid to decide how long this process has been present.
The answer, the explanation and a note on every option are available once you log in. The account is free: topic tests, a mock exam, mistake review and statistics.
More questions on Pathomorphology
- A 7-year-old boy got ill with diphtheria. On the third day he died of asphyxiation. At autopsy the mucosa of the larynx, trachea and bronchi had…
- A 67-year-old patient with clinical diagnosis of chronic bronchitis, pneumosclerosis, and cardiopulmonary decompensation has the biopsy material…
- Autopsy of a man who had tuberculosis revealed a 3x2 cm large cavity in the superior lobe of the right lung. The cavity was interconnected with a…
- A 7-year-old child has acute onset of disease: temperature rise up to 38 °C, rhinitis, cough, lacrimation, and large-spot rash on the skin…
- A child is 10 years old. The following presentations have developed: sharp pain during swallowing, swollen neck, body temperature rise up to 39.0…
- During histological analysis of the lymph node situated in the posterior neck triangle of an 18-year-old patient a morphologist detected a cluster…