KROK 1 2018 – Question 35 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathomorphology
Autopsy revealed a large wedge-shaped patch of a dense dark red tissue with clear margins in the upper lobe of the right lung. Histological examination detected there necrosis of the alveolar walls; the alveolar lumen is tightly packed with erythrocytes. What process occurred in the lungs?
- A. Hemorrhage
- B. Hemorrhagic infarction
- C. Gangrene
- D. Carneous degeneration
- E. Atelectasis
Hint
Combine the wedge shape and the necrosis of alveolar walls to decide what vascular event occurred, and why the dead tissue is so full of blood.
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