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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

Research Day

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 …

Case Series Of Common Skin Lesions Encountered In Elderly Cadavers: A Dermatopathology Analysis, Tamryn L. Van Der Horn, Brigitte L. Cochran, Savita Arya

Research Day

INTRODUCTION: Gaining hands-on experience in both dermatology and pathology is a common barrier that prevents first and second year medical students from refining skills that are not later taught until residency. This prompted a study to develop gross differential diagnostic skills and how to analyze histopathology slides to diagnose common skin lesions to refine skills in both clinical and histology presentation for medical students.

METHODS: A case series was designed to examine multiple shave biopsies on all abnormal skin lesions observed from nine cadavers used for the first-year medical students gross anatomy lab during the year 2022-2023. Biopsies were stained …

Clinical Relevance Of Quantifying Pelvic Lymph Nodes For Predicting And Treating Genital Lymphedema, Shelley Dicecco

Research Day

Anatomical research on the pelvic lymph nodes (LN) is inadequate. According to previous research there are between 41-154 LNs in the pelvic region (Inguinals-Lumbar) based on reported mean values across several studies. This range should be considered too large for a surgeon to decide how many LN to remove for diagnosing cancer without causing unnecessary harm or for a lymphedema therapist to explain expectations of involvement or improvement to a person with lymphedema. A more precise understanding of numbers and LN removed can help guide a therapist’s treatment with genital lymphedema. Muscles can assist in pumping fluid from an involved …