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ReviewAcademic forensic pathology2016

An Overview of the Thyroid Gland and Thyroid-Related Deaths for the Forensic Pathologist.

Marianne E Beynon, Kathryn Pinneri

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Review in Academic forensic pathology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  8. Morphometric study in thyroid tumors.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2023
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  13. Considerations in evaluating the thyroid gland in a primary care setting.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Marianne E BeynonBaylor College of Medicine - Department of Pathology & Immunology.
Kathryn PinneriHarris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped organ situated in the anterior neck whose functions have system-wide effects. Thyroid diseases represent some of the most commonly encountered endocrine disorders and therefore are commonly encountered at the time of autopsy. Knowing how the gland functions and the effects it may have on vital organs is important when determining the cause of death and significant contributory conditions. Endocrine-related deaths may be anatomically subtle, therefore histologic examination, review of medical records, and selected postmortem testing must be performed to correctly identify and document their presence. For this reason, it is recommended that pathologists consider regularly examining the thyroid gland histologically, particularly on decedents where no apparent anatomic cause of death is identified after the autopsy. This article provides an in-depth review of the thyroid gland, thyroid hormones, and thyroid diseases, including potential thyroid-related deaths and incidental autopsy findings.

Indexed as

Forensic pathologyPostmortem thyroid hormoneThyroid cancerThyroid glandThyrotoxicosis

Identifiers

PMID31239894
PMCPMC6507001

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