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File:Gross pathology of miliary tuberculosis of the lung.jpg|Gross pathology of miliary "millet seed-like" tuberculosis
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{{further|Autopsy}}
===Gross evaluation===
[[File:Gross pathology of miliary tuberculosis of the lung.jpg|thumb|200px|Gross pathology of miliary "millet seed-like" tuberculosis.]]
*A spongy consistency, and watery and frothy liquid being pressed from the parenchyma, indicates simple edema.<ref name=Beattie2014>[https://books.google.se/books?id=VIbRAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA62 page 62] in: {{cite book|title=Post-Mortem Methods|author=J. Martin Beattie|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=2014|isbn=9781107418004}}</ref>
*A spongy consistency and reddish (blood-stained) fluid being pressed from the parenchyma, indicates acute congestion.<ref name=Beattie2014/>
==Microscopic evaluation==
[[File:Histopathology of pulmonary congestion and siderophages.jpg|thumb|220px|Siderophages (one indicated by white arrow), indicating chronic left heart failure. Also pulmonary congestion and lymphocytes, consistent with heart failure.]]
Most common lung pathologies:<ref name="TiwanaNibhoria2014">'''India''': {{cite journal|last1=Tiwana|first1=Kanwardeep Kaur|last2=Nibhoria|first2=Sarita|last3=Gupta|first3=Manvi|last4=Yadav|first4=Ashish|title=Histopathological Spectrum in Lung Autopsies- A 50 Case Study|journal=Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology|volume=8|issue=2|year=2014|pages=172|issn=0973-9122|doi=10.5958/0973-9130.2014.00709.9}}</ref><ref>'''United States''': {{cite web|url=https://washingtonforensicsservices.com/pulmonary-lung-conditions-found-at-autopsy/|title=Pulmonary Lung Conditions Found at Autopsy|author=Dr. Stanley Adams|website=Washington Forensic Services|accessdate=2019-12-20}}</ref>
*Edema and congestion (often together).
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File:Histopathology of pulmonary edema.jpg|Edema
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