Adrenals
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Mikael Häggström [note 1]
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Autopsy
Autopsy processing
In autopsy, make a couple of cuts through the adrenal glands, such as transversal ones, and look mainly for adrenal tumors. A comprehensive approach is to remove the adrenals, trim them from excessive adherent fat, and weight them.
Adrenal cortical necrosis. Hemorrhage, fibrin thrombi and short postmortem interval indicate ante-mortem necrosis, otherwise it can be regarded as a postmortem change.[1]
Autopsy report
Normal status:
- Minimal: Adrenal glands are normal bilaterally.
- Moderate length: Adrenal glands are ordinarily configured and with no definable focal changes on cut surfaces.
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