Subacute infarct
Subacute infarct

Shows necrosis of tissue with dark, shrunken neurons.
The background contains scattered macrophages, which are here to phagocytose and remove dead tissue.
This stage is reached at about 3-5 days after the occlusion of the feeding artery.
(Description By:Margaret Grunnet, M.D. )
(Image Contrib. by:Margaret Grunnet, M.D. UCHC )