Original Research Article
Year: 2019 | Month: August | Volume: 9 | Issue: 8 | Pages: 68-70
Incidental Findings in Autopsy Examination of Liver - A One Year Retrospective Study
Bhavneet Kour1, Mehnaz Choudhary2, Kuldeep Singh3
1,2Senior Resident, 3Professor& HOD,
Department of Pathology, Government Medical College, Jammu (J&K), India
Corresponding Author: Mehnaz Choudhary
ABSTRACT
Background: Liver is the site of various diseases, many of which become symptomatic while some are diagnosed only on autopsy examination.
Aim of the study: To determine the prevalence and spectrum of various silent liver diseases in autopsy examination and to correlate it with age and sex.
Methods: The study was conducted in the department of Pathology, Government Medical College, Jammu over a period of 1 year. Liver specimens were collected from 120 cases as a part of examination of multiple viscera. Sections from representative area were submitted for processing, sectioned and stained with Hematoxylin and Eosin stain.
Results: Out of 120 specimens, 41 (34.2%) showed fatty change, followed by Chronic venous congestion 22 (18.3%) cases, steatohepatitis 11 (9.2%) cases, liver necrosis 2 (1.7%) cases and tuberculosis 1 (0.8%) case. 39 (32.5%) cases were normal and 4 (3.3%) cases were autolysed 2 (3%) cases. Maximum numbers of cases were seen in the age group 31-45 years. Liver diseases predominated in males with male: female ratio of 3:1.
Conclusion: Silent diseases of the liver are not uncommon. Autopsy is an important method for the pathologist to study the histopathological spectrum of silent liver diseases and to study the in situ process as well as incidental findings.
Key words: Liver autopsy, Fatty change, Liver disease.