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Revision as of 08:49, 23 December 2019
Author:
Mikael Häggström [note 1]
Not including larger pulmonary vessels (instead summarized at Autopsy - Other thorax).
Microscopic evaluation
Most common lung pathologies:[1][2]
- Edema and congestion (often together).
- Pneumonia
- Tuberculosis in regions with substantial prevalence
- Carcinoma
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
- ↑ India: Tiwana, Kanwardeep Kaur; Nibhoria, Sarita; Gupta, Manvi; Yadav, Ashish (2014). "Histopathological Spectrum in Lung Autopsies- A 50 Case Study ". Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology 8 (2): 172. doi: . ISSN 0973-9122.
- ↑ United States: Dr. Stanley Adams. Pulmonary Lung Conditions Found at Autopsy. Washington Forensic Services. Retrieved on 2019-12-20.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 . Congestion. Humpath (2005-12-19).
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