Main description:

A comprehensive reference guide to the successful performance of pediatric autopsies and to the optimal recognition and interpretation of their pathologic findings. The authors cover such major developmental disorders as hydrops, chromosomal defects, and congenital abnormalities, metabolic disorders, and review the major organ systems. Additional chapters address sudden infant death, cytogenetics, the medical and forensic autopsy, special procedures, cultures and infection control, and biological hazards at the autopsy. Numerous standard reference tables, copious illustrations and drawings, and an appendix at the end of each chapter provide a wealth of practical information and bibliographic citations.

Contents:

Part I: General Principles

General Principles

Part II: Techniques

Pediatric Autopsy: Fetus, Newborn, and Child

Examination of the Human Embryo

The Placenta

Part III: Developmental Disorders

Hydrops

Chromosomal Defects

Congenital Abnormalities

Part IV: Organ Systems and Metabolic Disorders

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

Skeletal System

Eye and Adnexa Sectioning

Metabolic Diseases

Part V: Special Considerations

Sudden Infant Death

Pediatric Forensic Pathology

Special Procedures

Infection Control and Biological Hazards in the Autopsy

Index