Adrenals
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Author:
Mikael Häggström [note 1]
Contents
Comprehensiveness
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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]))
Adrenal cortical necrosis. Hemorrhage, fibrin thrombi and short postmortem interval indicate ante-mortem necrosis, otherwise it can be regarded as a postmortem change.[2]
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.)
- ((The adrenals are normal in size, shape and consistency, with a weight of __ grams on the right and __ grams on the left. The cortices are orange with <normal / increased / decreased thickness>. The medullae are <grey / autolyzed>.))
Notes
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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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