KROK 1 2019 – Question 80 · 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. Atelectasis
- B. Carneous degeneration
- C. Gangrene
- D. Hemorrhage
- E. Hemorrhagic infarction
Hint
Think about what a sharply bordered wedge of dead alveolar wall says about the vascular event behind it, and why the dead tissue is full of blood.
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