Published in Der Pathologe
Demands made on neuropathological investigations have increased tremendously, because of rapid progress in understanding chronic neurological diseases and the requirements of consensus criteria. To cope with expectations on neuropathological post-mortem investigations, a close collaboration should be established between clinical neurologists, post-...
Published in Der Pathologe
Declining autopsy numbers have a significant influence on cancer statistics. The rate of newly discovered tumors in autopsies in Switzerland decreased from 42% in 1980 to 17% in 2010. Pediatric autopsies are an important tool for quality assurance of medical diagnostics in neonatology and pediatrics in Switzerland, but the rate of autopsies carried...
Published in Der Pathologe
Published in Der Pathologe
To this day, there is no universal system to document and register hospital autopsy rates in Germany. Due to the high range of yearly autopsy rates even within the different groups of institute types, the threshold for the autopsy rate that must be met to obtain the supplementary payment should be low in the beginning.
Published in Der Pathologe
Published in Der Pathologe
Published in Der Pathologe
Published in Der Pathologe
Congenital syphilis is a rare disease in central Europe. Placental changes may be non-specific but a typical finding is necrotizing funisitis of the umbilical cord. In a case report we describe how the histopathological incidental finding of B lymphocyte-rich, necrotizing funisitis led to the diagnosis of a previously unknown Treponema pallidum inf...
Published in Der Pathologe
Salivary gland tumors and tumor-like lesions in the pediatric population are uncommon. They comprise a heterogeneous group of infectious/inflammatory and neoplastic conditions. Pediatric salivary neoplasms include benign tumors of mesenchymal or epithelial origin as well as malignancies of epithelial (carcinomas), mesenchymal (sarcoma) or hematolym...
Published in Der Pathologe
