KROK 1 2021 – Question 145 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathomorphology
An older man developed an acute cerebrovascular accident, followed by coma and death. Autopsy revealed a large blood-filled cavity in the right hemisphere of his brain. What pathological process was detected in the brain?
- A. Brain tumor
- B. Hematoma
- C. Hemorrhagic infiltration
- D. Stroke
- E. Cyst
Hint
Separate clinical terms from morphological ones, then ask which morphological lesion fits a bleed that, instead of merely staining the tissue, has formed a large collection of blood inside the brain.
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