Incidentally Detected Renal Neoplasms in Nephrectomy and Postmortem Specimens, with A Review of Literature

Hingway, Snehlata R; Lodha, Nilima D.

doi:10.46347/jmsh.2018.v04i03.004

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“…[14,15] However, there are studies where detection rate is as high as 26%. [16] In liver, metastatic deposits from prostatic cancer were detected. According to study published by Wang et al, showed metastasis rate to liver from prostate was 4.29% and the mean survival was 38 months.…”

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Incidental Neoplastic Tumours on Histo Pathology of Medico Legal Post Mortem Cases: A Ten Year Study

Mohanvir Kaur,

Kanwardeep Kaur Tiwana,

Lachhima Bhandara

et al. 2021

Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

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Background: Autopsy has been an important tool for detection of many rare lesions as well as studying the course of such lesions, highlighting the cause of death and also helps in indirect collection of data for mortality and forming health policies. Aim of present study was to detect the rate and type various neoplasms which were either clinically undiagnosed or not the direct cause of death and their system wise analysis. Material and Methods:This is a retrospective study conducted on viscera Received between year 2011-20 on 810 medico legal autopsy cases coming to Department of Pathology for histopathological examination.Result: Out of 810 cases, 09 tumours were diagnosed (1.1%). In 6 cases, it was completely incidental finding while in 03 cases history of malignancy was present. Tumours were mostly seen in older age group (>50 years). Conclusion:The study concludes the importance of histopathologic study in autopsies in detection of clinically undiagnosed neoplasms and evaluating the cause of death. Thus, autopsies also indirectly aid to the true cancer incidence statistics.

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