Lung autopsy
Author:
Mikael Häggström [note 1]
Not including larger pulmonary vessels (instead summarized at Autopsy - Other thorax).
Contents
Basic autopsy cutting
In non-forensic Autopsy:
- Dissect the pulmonary arterial system, from the pulmonary trunk and including at least segmental arteries.
- Dissect the bronchial tree, at least to segmental bronchi. Check for obstructions.
- Make some additional sections through the lung parenchyma. Squeeze at each side to detect any pus and edema.[1]
- Additional information: Autopsy.
Fixation
Fixation
Generally 10% neutral buffered formalin.
See also: General notes on fixation
Microscopic evaluation
Most common lung pathologies:[2][3]
- 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
- ↑ Burton, Julian L.; Rutty, Guy N. (2010). The Hospital Autopsy A Manual of Fundamental Autopsy Practice (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0340965146.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 . Congestion. Humpath (2005-12-19).
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