KROK 1 2023 – Question 45 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathomorphology
A patient diagnosed with essential hypertension died of an acute myocardial infarction. Autopsy revealed a cavity 2 cm in diameter in the right hemisphere of the brain. The cavity is filled with a transparent yellowish liquid. The wall of the cavity is rusty yellow and smooth. What pathology was detected in the brain of the deceased?
- A. Echinococcus
- B. Abscess
- C. Tuberculosis
- D. Cyst
- E. —
Hint
Think about what a smooth cavity with clear yellowish fluid and a rust-colored wall in the brain of a hypertensive patient means as the end stage of an old bleed.
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