12nd Year PG Student, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, B. J. Medical College, Ahmedabad
2Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, B. J. Medical College, Ahmedabad
3Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, B. J. Medical College, Ahmedabad
*Corresponding Author: Email: rpadmraj@yahoo.com
Online published on 15 December, 2018.
In certain cases where cause of death in unknown, gross examination of the organ and its histopathological examination can give us opinion regarding cause of death. Liver is one of the vital organs of the body and the main site of metabolism. As a result, it also becomes site for large number of diseases, of which most have specific symptoms and can be diagnosed, while few liver diseases are diagnosed on autopsy and histopathology. A large number of primary as well as secondary diseases involve liver.
Aim of the study was to correlate histopathological findings in the liver with gross examination. In the present study, 80 autopsy cases of liver were studied. The liver specimen was examined grossly and microscopically to find out any liver disease. Most of the cases were in age group between 31–40 year (30%). Males accounted for 77% cases. Chronic venous congestion, fatty liver and congestion were the main findings. Others included Tuberculosis, Cirrhosis, Carcinoma, Hepatitis and Liver necrosis.
Autopsy, Liver Pathology, Medico-Legal, Fatty Change
