| Description | Multiple Lung Abscesses with Superimposed Gangrene. |
| Author | Department of Pathology |
| Copyright | Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine |
Specimen:
Sectioned right lung.
Gross Pathology :
1. The upper, middle and lower lobes show multiple, variable-sized abscess cavities with irregular yellowish necrotic lining.
2. A large bilocular cavity (seen at the lower lobe) has a black shreddy gangrenous lining.
3. The covering pleura shows greyish white fibrous thickening and fibrous adhesions.
4. The hilar lymph nodes are enlarged and show black anthracosis.
Diagnosis :
1. Multiple lung abscesses with superimposed gangrene.
2. Pleural fibrosis and adhesions.