Importance of tissue biopsy in suicidal hanging deaths
| Autor: | Osama M. Almadani, Miral Mashhour, Mohammed Yousef Aldossary, Magdy A. Kharoshah, Mohammed Madadin, Manal S. Bamousa, Kholoud S. Alsoway |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Health (social science) Autopsy Stain Thyroiditis Pathology and Forensic Medicine Biopsy medicine lcsh:Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence lcsh:R5-920 Thyroid gland medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Thyroid Retrospective cohort study medicine.disease Surgery Hanging Suicide medicine.anatomical_structure lcsh:K1-7720 lcsh:Medicine (General) Sternocleidomastoid muscle business Law Carotid artery Muscle hemorrhage Tissue biopsy |
| Zdroj: | Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences, Vol 5, Iss 4, Pp 140-143 (2015) |
| ISSN: | 2090-536X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ejfs.2015.07.004 |
| Popis: | This is a 5-year retrospective study including all autopsy reports of suicidal hanging deaths in Dammam city, Eastern province in Saudi Arabia. Hematoxyline and eosin stain has been used for the microscopic description of the three tissue biopsies that have been selected in this study. Other confirmatory tests have been performed for certain cases, when needed. The total number of cases was 62; 85.5% of the deceased were males, while 15% were females. The majority of cases (53%) were among the age group of 20–30 years. Hemorrhage of the sternocleidomastoid muscle and carotid intimal tear were both found in 90% of cases. Thyroid congestion was detected in 91%, and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis was diagnosed in 2% of studied cases. The study discusses the importance of biopsy examination in hanging deaths and compares its results with other similar previous studies. |
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