Handbook of Pediatric Autopsy Pathology

• Main Authors: Gilbert-Barness, Enid (Author), Spicer, Diane E. (Author), Steffensen, Thora S. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Edition: Second Edition.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Cytogenetics.; Pathology.; Pediatrics.; Medicine & Public Health.

Pathologists have long recognized that pediatric autopsy requires great care in technique and dissection to ensure that easily overlooked malformations are recognized and accurate diagnoses are made. The highly experienced authors have created a new edition of Handbook of Pediatric Autopsy Pathology...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction and General Principles of the Autopsy
• Pediatric Autopsy: Fetus, Newborn, and Child
• Examination of the Human Embryo
• The Placenta
• Hydrops, Cystic Hygroma, Fetal Hydrothorax, and Fetal Ascites
• Chromosomal Defects
• Congenital Abnormalities
• Cardiovascular System
• Respiratory system
• Gastrointestinal System
• Liver, Gallbladder, Biliary Tract, and Pancreas
• Renal System
• Male and Female Genitourinary Systems
• Central Nervous System
• Thymus, Spleen, Lymph Nodes, and Immunodeficiency
• Hematopoietic System
• Pediatric Tumors
• Skeletal System
• Skin
• Infections
• Transplantation
• Eye and Adnexa
• Metabolic Diseases
• Sudden Infant Death
• Forensic Pathology
• Special Procedures
• Infection Control and Biological Hazards.