Table 5.
Gross autopsy findings
| No. | Gender Age |
Height/weight (BMI) | Thorax cavity | Pleural effusion | Heart weight | Pulmonary truncus | Lung consistency | Lung surfaces | Lung slices | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Male 68 |
179 cm/130 kg (40.6) | Pleural adhesions | No | 490 g | No thrombi | Bilateral firm |
Anthracotic pigmentation Fibrous pleural thickening |
Edema Consolidation |
No specific finding |
| 2 |
Male 63 |
179 cm/94 kg (29.3) | No finding | No | 512 g | No thrombi |
Firm left lung |
Subpleural petechiae Covered with gelatinous sticky fluid |
Edema Consolidation Vessel dilatation |
Polycystic kidneys |
| 3 |
Male 67 |
167 cm/80 kg (28.7) | Pleural adhesions | Small amount Serous fluid | 357 g | No thrombi | Bilateral firm | Anthracotic pigmentation |
Edema Consolidation |
Sub-acute subdural hematoma |
| 4 |
Female 48 |
158 cm/73 kg (29.2) | Pleural adhesions | No | 374 g | No thrombi |
Firm right lung |
Anthracotic pigmentation |
Edema Consolidation |
Trachea filled with foamy edema fluid |
| 5 |
Male 43 |
175 cm/93 kg (30.4) | Left side pleural adhesions | 480 mL serous fluid at left side | 300 g | No thrombi | Bilateral firm | Covered with gelatinous sticky fluid |
Edema Consolidation |
Trachea mucosa covered with mucoid infectious fluid |
| 6 |
Male 53 |
180 cm/98 kg (30.2) | Pleural adhesions | No | 483 g | No thrombi | Bilateral firm | Excessive pleural adhesions |
Edema Consolidation (Hepatization) |
Operation scars on the right lung Space occupying lesion on right lung (filled with hematoma) Submucosal hemorrhages on trachea |
| 7 |
Male 53 |
179 cm/84 kg (26.2) | No finding | 400 mL purulent effusion at right side | 338 g | No thrombi | Bilateral firm | Fibrous pleural thickening |
Edema Consolidation |
Trachea mucosa covered with foamy mucoid infectious fluid |
BMI body mass index