An autopsy based descriptive study of the spectrum of pulmonary lesions encountered in fetal deaths at a tertiary care center

Neeha, Saara; Kattimani, Santosh Rao; Mahanta, Anita A; Patil, Anuradha G.

doi:10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_461_17

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“…Atelectasis was seen in 2.8% [14] of right and 2.9% [13] of left lungs in our study. Saara Neeha et al, reported atelectasis accounting for 29.3% (54) of cases in their autopsy study of foetal deaths at tertiary care centre [11] . CVC and granuloma formations were observed each in 1.4% of right lungs and 1.5% and 0.9% of left lungs respectively.…”

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Histopathology of pulmonary lesions in autopsy cases

Sathawane¹,

Swami²

2021

Int. J. Clin. Diagn. Pathol.

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Introduction: Autopsies are carried out to establish the identity, cause of death, time of death and antemortem or postmortem nature of death. A wide variety of pathological conditions involve the lungs. Aim: To study the prevalence and pattern of lung lesions in autopsy cases, confirmed by histopathological examination. Material and Methods: This is an observational study carried out in the pathology department at tertiary care center. Lung tissues from autopsy cases were preserved in 10% formalin, processed and examined microscopically. A total of 500 cases were studied during a 4 year's period from 2017 to 2020. Results: Among the 507 autopsy cases studied, lung specimen from 7 [1.38%] cases were autolyzed hence excluded from the present study. Out of 500 study cases, 70 cases [13.8%] showed unremarkable histopathology. Wide spectrum of microscopic findings was seen in the rest [84.81%] of the cases. Conclusion: Autopsy remains vital and important complimentary tool in identifying and understanding pulmonary lesions. Histopathological study of lungs at autopsy may reveal various lesions and their relative inputs toward death.

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