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*Make a couple of cuts through the adrenal glands, such as transversal ones, and look mainly for '''[[adrenal tumors]]'''. | |||
*{{Comprehensive-begin}}Remove the adrenals, trim them from excessive adherent fat, and weight them. Their combined weight in an adult human ranges from 7 to 10 grams.<ref>{{cite book|last1=O'Hare|first1=A. Munro Neville, Michael J.|title=The Human Adrenal Cortex Pathology and Biology – An Integrated Approach|date=1982|publisher=Springer London|isbn=9781447113171|pages=Chapter 4: Structure of the adult cortex}}</ref>{{Comprehensive-end}} | |||
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*Moderate | *{{Moderate-begin}}Adrenal glands are ordinarily configured and with no definable focal changes on cut surfaces.{{Moderate-end}} | ||
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Revision as of 12:30, 30 January 2021
Author:
Mikael Häggström [note 1]
Comprehensiveness
On this resource, the following formatting is used for comprehensiveness:
- Minimal depth
- (Moderate depth)
- ((Comprehensive))
Main targets
Autopsy
Autopsy processing
In autopsy:
- Make a couple of cuts through the adrenal glands, such as transversal ones, and look mainly for adrenal tumors.
- ((Remove the adrenals, trim them from excessive adherent fat, and weight them. Their combined weight in an adult human ranges from 7 to 10 grams.[1]))
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Adrenal cortical necrosis. Hemorrhage, fibrin thrombi and short postmortem interval indicate ante-mortem necrosis, otherwise it can be regarded as a postmortem change.[2]
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Adrenal venous congestion in circulatory failure.
![Adrenal cortical necrosis. Hemorrhage, fibrin thrombi and short postmortem interval indicate ante-mortem necrosis, otherwise it can be regarded as a postmortem change.[2]](/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Histopathology_of_adrenal_cortical_necrosis.jpg){kind=link}
Autopsy report
Normal status can be described as either:
- Adrenal glands are normal bilaterally.
- (Adrenal glands are ordinarily configured and with no definable focal changes on cut surfaces.)
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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References
- ↑ O'Hare, A. Munro Neville, Michael J. (1982). The Human Adrenal Cortex Pathology and Biology – An Integrated Approach . Springer London. pp. Chapter 4: Structure of the adult cortex. ISBN 9781447113171.
- ↑ Page 120 in: Rutty, Guy (2001). Essentials of autopsy practice . London New York: Springer. ISBN 978-1-85233-541-0. OCLC 44769560.
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