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+ | ==Tissue sampling== | ||
*[[Lung autopsy]] | *[[Lung autopsy]] | ||
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+ | ==Fixation== | ||
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+ | ==Presentations== | ||
+ | *[[Lung autopsy]] | ||
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+ | ==Basic microscopic screening== | ||
+ | {{Main lung microscopic evaluation}} | ||
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+ | ===Other common findings=== | ||
+ | Active searching for them is not mandatory. | ||
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+ | File:Histopathology of emphysema.jpg|'''Emphysema''' (enlarged alveoli). Reporting is optional in mild cases in the elderly. | ||
+ | File:Histopathology of pulmonary anthracosis.jpg|'''Anthracosis''' (interstitial black material). Reporting is optional in mild cases in the elderly. | ||
+ | File:Histopathology of respiratory epithelial shedding.jpg|Respiratory '''epithelial shedding''' in a small bronchus. If present, look for vascular leakage, mucus hypersecretion and/or widespread airway narrowing, together indicating asthma.<ref>{{cite book | last=Madea | first=B | title=Handbook of forensic medicine | publisher=Wiley-Blackwell | publication-place=Hoboken, N.J | year=2014 | isbn=978-1-118-57062-3 | oclc=872114659 | ref=harv}}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 11:23, 14 March 2020
Author:
Mikael Häggström [note 1]
Contents
Tissue sampling
Fixation
Fixation
Generally 10% neutral buffered formalin.
Presentations
Basic microscopic screening
Template:Main lung microscopic evaluation
Other common findings
Active searching for them is not mandatory.
Respiratory epithelial shedding in a small bronchus. If present, look for vascular leakage, mucus hypersecretion and/or widespread airway narrowing, together indicating asthma.[1]
Notes
- ↑ For a full list of contributors, see article history. Creators of images are attributed at the image description pages, seen by clicking on the images. See Patholines:Authorship for details.
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