Clinical Autopsy

Significant Additional
Cause of Death Manner of Death
Medical History Autopsy Findings
Polyhydramnios;
Widespread Vesicular steatosis;
Clinical suspicion of
Case 1 Moebius Sequence
liquefactive necrosis Natural High arching palate;
involving the entire Micrognathia; TMJ
brain and spinal cord
Right lung edema;
Left lung
Stage IV lung Large liver nodules;
adenocarcinoma
adenocarcinoma; Floppy, enlarged heart
Case 2 Malignant pleural
(stage IV) with Natural
with triple coronary
multiple liver
effusion artery atherosclerosis;
metastases
Left pleural adhesions
Subacute MI on left
ventricular lateral-
posterior wall; Triple
Bilateral
Severe peripheral coronary artery
congested/edematous
Case 3 vascular disease; atherosclerosclerotic Natural
lungs; Fatty liver;
Left and right BKA disease with severe
Hemorrhagic spleen
calcification; Bilateral
ventricular
hypertrophy
Diabetes Mellitus
Type II; Peripheral
Vascular Disease; Atherosclerosis of
Hypertension; COPD; coronary arteries (up
Case 4 Hypothyroidism; Pending Pending to 80%); Severely
Chronic pancreatitis; congested lungs; Liver
Right congestion
hemicolectomy;
Right AKA
 Status post septic
shock, blood cultures
positive for
pseudomonas; Enlarged heart (480
Exuberated COPD with grams) with
emphysema; moderate-severe
COPD; Hypertension; Squamous Cell atherosclerosis (60%-
Case 5 Alzheimer's; GERD Carcinoma,
Natural
100%); Pleural and
moderately pericardial effusion;
differentiated, focally Highly congested
keratinizing involving spleen and kidneys
both lungs; Pancreatic
Neuroendocrine
Neoplasm, Grade 1