KROK 1 2017 – Question 101 · KROK (Medicine) · Human Anatomy
A woman suffers from tonsillitis complicated with retropharyngeal abscess that is localized in the spatium retroviscerale. In this case the suppurative process can spread to the:
- A. Mediastinum anterius
- B. Mediastinum posterius
- C. Spatium interaponeuroticum suprasternale
- D. Spatium interscalenum
- E. Spatium pretracheale
Hint
Trace the fascial spaces of the neck: which ones lie behind the viscera, and where does the connective tissue space behind the pharynx and esophagus lead as it descends?
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