Histopathological Spectrum of Findings in Liver in Autopsy Cases: A Case Study in Tertiary Centre.

Autor: Kaushal, Neetika, Mehra, Aditi, Devgan, Shivesh
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Zdroj: Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology; Oct-Dec2023, Vol. 17 Issue 4, p102-107, 6p
Abstrakt: Background: Liver is the most vulnerable and major organ in our body which undergoes variety of insults like metabolic, toxic, microbial and circulatory disturbances. Liver is the site of many diseases which become symptomatic while some are diagnosed only on autopsy. It is beneficial for clinician and pathologist to reach accurate diagnosis through histopathological examination of liver and determine the involvement of liver in autopsy cases. Methods: A prospective study was conducted in the Department of Pathology, Government Medical College, Amritsar from January 2021 to December 2022. One hundred liver specimens were studied in autopsy cases of different age groups received in department of Pathology. Gross examination of liver specimen was done and. Hand E stained slides were subjected to microscopic examination. The aim of the study was to see the prevalence of liver diseases in medicolegal autopsies and their histopathological examination. Conclusion: In our study number of males was more than females. Liver congestion was the most common finding in our study followed by fatty liver. Alcohol intake was the common findings in large number of autopsy cases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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