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ArticleCureus2023

The Role of Pathological Examination of the Liver in Medicolegal Autopsy: A Tertiary Care Center Study From North India.

Dezy Singh, Ramesh C Tiwari, Arvind Kumar, Ashish R Bhute, Ravi P Meshram, Bhawana Mittal

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Dezy SinghDepartment of Toxicology and Medical Jurisprudence (Agad Tantra Evam Vidhi Vaidyak), Uttarakhand Ayurved University (UAU) Rishikul Campus, Haridwar, IND.
Ramesh C TiwariDepartment of Toxicology and Medical Jurisprudence (Agad Tantra Evam Vidhi Vaidyak), Uttarakhand Ayurved University (UAU) Rishikul Campus, Haridwar, IND.
Arvind KumarDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, IND.
Ashish R BhuteDepartment of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology (FMT), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, IND.
Ravi P MeshramDepartment of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology (FMT), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, IND.
Bhawana MittalDepartment of Toxicology and Medical Jurisprudence (Agad Tantra Evam Vidhi Vaidyak), Uttarakhand Ayurved University (UAU) Rishikul Campus, Haridwar, IND.

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Abstract

backgroundThe pathological examination of a medicolegal autopsy is a great learning opportunity for a pathologist as well as for a forensic expert, where the cause of death remains unknown. Liver disease epidemiology differs from one geographic area to another. MATERIAL AND

methodsThis was a prospective observational study with 100 medicolegal autopsy cases over a one-year period conducted in the Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology (FMT) and Pathology. Representative tissue from the liver was collected in 10% neutral buffered formalin and sent for histopathological examination.

resultsThe mean age of the cases was 41.98 ± 15.39 years, and ages ranged from 20 to 90 years with male preponderance. The most common histopathology and gross findings noted were mild to moderate chronic hepatitis (CH) (54%) and fatty change (36%), respectively. There was a significant association (p ≤ 0.05) between histopathology and gross findings, cause, and manner of death.

conclusionGross and histopathological examination of the liver in a medicolegal autopsy has a significant role in ascertaining the cause and manner of death.

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cause of deathepidemiology and public healthforensic autopsyfrom indiagross appearancehistopathology examinationlivermanner of death

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PMID38046739
PMCPMC10692315

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