Undiagnosed Hematopoietic Neoplasms Discovered at Autopsy
Undiagnosed Hematopoietic Neoplasms Discovered at Autopsy
The following six cases are from autopsy files of Baylor University Medical Center (BUMC) at Dallas, Texas, from January 2011 to April 2014. Each case had an autopsy report, H&E slides, immunohistochemical stains, and postmortem bacterial, mycobacterial, fungal, and viral cultures. Clinical history and data were extracted from electronic medical records. During this period, there were 285 hospital autopsies, and the autopsy rate was 3.93%. The six undiagnosed hematopoietic malignancy cases include four men and two women ranging from 50 to 78 years of age. One patient was African American and five patients were white, all with multiple comorbidities. Table 1 summarizes the pertinent findings from each case, and detailed discussions will not be presented.
Materials and Methods
The following six cases are from autopsy files of Baylor University Medical Center (BUMC) at Dallas, Texas, from January 2011 to April 2014. Each case had an autopsy report, H&E slides, immunohistochemical stains, and postmortem bacterial, mycobacterial, fungal, and viral cultures. Clinical history and data were extracted from electronic medical records. During this period, there were 285 hospital autopsies, and the autopsy rate was 3.93%. The six undiagnosed hematopoietic malignancy cases include four men and two women ranging from 50 to 78 years of age. One patient was African American and five patients were white, all with multiple comorbidities. Table 1 summarizes the pertinent findings from each case, and detailed discussions will not be presented.
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