KROK 1 2016 – Question 39 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathomorphology
Autopsy of a man with tuberculosis revealed a 3x2 cm large cavity in the superior lobe of the right lung. The cavity was interconnected with a bronchus, its wall was dense and consisted of three layers: the internal layer was pyogenic, the middle layer was made of tuberculous granulation tissue and the external one was made of connective tissue. What is the most likely diagnosis?
- A. Tuberculoma
- B. Acute focal tuberculosis
- C. Fibrous cavernous tuberculosis
- D. Fibrous focal tuberculosis
- E. Acute cavernous tuberculosis
Hint
Pay attention to the wall of the cavity: the number and type of its layers show how long the cavity has existed and whether this is a chronic form.
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