All are true about white infarcts except?: (A) Edema is present, (B) Occurs in organs with end arterial supply, (C) Well defined margins, (D) Coagulative necrosis
Answer is A. Ans. (a) Edema is presentRef: Robbitt's pathology 9th ed. /130White infarctRed infarct* Occurs in solid organs with end arterial circulation* Occurs in solid organs* Have well defined margins* Edema is absent* Occurs in organs with dual blood supply* Venous occlusion leads to red infarct, like in ovarian torsion* III-defined haemorrhagic margins* Edematous tissuesAll infarcts are wedge shaped and have features of ischemic coagulative necrosis.