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Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volume  10, Issue 1, January - March 2017, Pages 5-9
 

Original Article

A 3year Retrospective Histopathological Study of Autopsy Findings

P.N. Kadam*, Santosh Pawar**, Nida Patel***, Vidya Menon***

*Associate Professor, **Assistant Professor, ***Residents, Dept. of Pathology, Dr. Shankarrao Chavan Govt. Medical College., Nanded.

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DOI: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijfmp.0974.3383.10117.1

Abstract

 An autopsy consists of a post­mortem examination to discover the cause of death or the extent of disease. And a thorough examination of a corpse to determine the cause and manner of death and to evaluate any disease or injury. Aims: To determine the histopathological findings related or unrelated to the cause of death and to highlight various incidental and interesting microscopic findings in autopsies. Methods and Material: Retrospective study for three year was carried out. Organs of total of 389 autopsies were received. Various his­topathological findings were observed in 183 cases. Results: Out of the various organ received for histopathological examination, pulmonary edema, Atherosclerosis, Pneumonia Chronic venous congestion of liver, Cloudy change in kidney lesions were commoly observed few incidental malignancies like case of renal cell carcinoma, meninigioma, nonhodgkins lymphoma etc. were observed. Conclusions: pulmonary edema is commonest finding followed by atherosclerosis. Incidental histopathological findings may or may be not be contributing to cause of death ,but they help in academics and research purpose.

Keyword: AUTOPSY.


Corresponding Author : Santosh Pawar**