Exam questionKROK 1Medicine · 2013
Examination of the removed stomach revealed a deep roundish defect with regular edges at the lesser curvature of the antrum. The defect reached the muscular tunic and was 1,5 cm in diameter. Within the defect floor there was a translucent dense area resembling of a hyaline cartilage. What process had developed in the floor of the stomach defect?
Answer options
- General hyalinosis
- Fibrinoid alterations
- Local hyalinosis
- Amyloidosis
- Mucoid swelling
Correct answer
Local hyalinosis
Explanation
Hyalinosis occurs as a result of deposits of hyaline membranes. It isn’t general hyalinosis because the process is occurring in the antrum.
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