Atlas of Forensic Pathology

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Contents

Cirrhosis of the Liver..................................................................................132 Autopsy Findings.............................................................................................132 Potential Mimics...............................................................................................132 Complications of Cirrhosis...............................................................................133 Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome........................................................................135 Autopsy Findings.............................................................................................135 Acute Cholecystitis.....................................................................................135 Autopsy Findings.............................................................................................135 Acute Pancreatitis......................................................................................136 Autopsy Findings.............................................................................................136 Risk Factors for Acute Pancreatitis...................................................................136 Cavernous Hemangioma............................................................................138 Autopsy Findings.............................................................................................138 Association With Sudden Death......................................................................138 Other Incidental Liver Masses....................................................................138 Autopsy Findings.............................................................................................138 Natural Disease of the Genitourinary System............................................138 Introduction. .................................................................................................... 138 Nephrosclerosis.......................................................................................... 139 Autopsy Findings.............................................................................................139 Acute Pyelonephritis..................................................................................140 Autopsy Findings.............................................................................................140 Association With Sudden Death......................................................................141 Fournier Gangrene.....................................................................................141 Autopsy Findings.............................................................................................141 Incidental Renal Masses.............................................................................141 Adenoma. ........................................................................................................ 141 Renal Cell Carcinoma.......................................................................................141 Adrenal Gland Rest..........................................................................................141 Renomedullary Interstitial Cell Tumor..............................................................141 Natural Disease of the Endocrine System..................................................142 Introduction. .................................................................................................... 142 Features of Diabetes Mellitus....................................................................142 Autopsy Findings.............................................................................................142 Infarction of the Pituitary Gland.................................................................142 Autopsy Findings.............................................................................................142 Association....................................................................................................... 142 Hashimoto Thyroiditis................................................................................144 Autopsy Findings.............................................................................................144 Pheochromocytoma................................................................................... 144 Autopsy Findings.............................................................................................144 Incidental Findings.....................................................................................145 Myelolipoma.................................................................................................... 145 Black Thyroid...................................................................................................145 Natural Disease of the Gastrointestinal System.........................................145 Introduction. .................................................................................................... 145 Esophageal Inlet Patch (Salmon Patch)......................................................147 Autopsy Findings.............................................................................................147 Potential Mimics...............................................................................................148 Barrett Esophagus......................................................................................148 Autopsy Findings.............................................................................................148 Black Esophagus (Acute Esophageal Necrosis).........................................149 Autopsy Findings.............................................................................................149 Associations..................................................................................................... 149 Peptic Ulcer................................................................................................150 Autopsy Findings.............................................................................................150 Copyright © Wolters Kluwer, Inc. 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