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
1. General Principles
2. Pediatric Autopsy Fetus, Newborn, and Child
3. Examination of the Human Embryo
4. The Placenta
5. Hydrops
6. Chromosomal Defects
7. Congenital Abnormalities
8. Cardiovascular System
9. Respiratory System
10. Gastrointestinal System
11. Liver, Gallbladder, Biliary Tract, and Pancreas
12. Renal System
13. Male and Female Genitourinary Systems
14. Central Nervous System
15. Thymus, Spleen, Lymph Nodes, and Immunodeficiency
16. Skeletal System
17. Eye and Adnexa Sectioning
18. Metabolic Diseases
19. Sudden Infant Death
20. Pediatric Forensic Pathology
21. Special Procedures
22. Infection Control and Biological Hazards in the Autopsy
