KROK 1 2008 – Question 87 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathomorphology
Examination of a 55 year old woman revealed under the skin of submandibular area a movable slowly growing pasty formation with distinct borders 1.0 × 0.7 cm large. Histological examination revealed lipocytes that form segments of different forms and sizes separated from each other by thin layers of connective tissue with vessels. What is the most probable diagnosis?
- A. Fibrosarcoma
- B. Liposarcoma
- C. Angioma
- D. Fibroma
- E. Lipoma
Hint
Think about which tissue the mature, lobulated cells separated by thin vascular septa belong to, and whether a slow, well-circumscribed mobile nodule fits a benign tumour.
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