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A Postmortem Analysis Of Embalmed Lungs, A Human Cadaver Study, Frederick S. Merdian, Matthew Peterman, Odinaka Osigwe, Vikash Patel, Savita Arya
A Postmortem Analysis Of Embalmed Lungs, A Human Cadaver Study, Frederick S. Merdian, Matthew Peterman, Odinaka Osigwe, Vikash Patel, Savita Arya
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OBJECTIVE: The human cadaveric study is vital to fully understanding lung pathologies and the prevalence of potentially cancerous neoplasms upon death in the general population. Developing an accurate knowledge of human respiratory neoplastic pathology is vital in furthering the field of respiratory medicine. This study aims to analyze a cohort of lung sets belonging to human cadavers for visible potentially pathogenic neoplasms and contrast this with epidemiological data available for representative populations.
METHODS: Cadaveric lungs (n= 20 pairs; 38 individual lungs) were isolated, and gross observations were performed of the parietal surface of both lungs. These samples were part of …