Postmortem bone marrow analysis in forensic science: Study of 73 cases and review of the literature

Forensic Science International

Volumn 234, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 72-78

  Tattoli, Lucia ^a   Tsokos, Michael ^b   Sautter, Julia ^b   Anagnostopoulos, Joannis ^b   Maselli, Eloisa ^a   Ingravallo, Giuseppe ^a   Delia, Mario ^a   Solarino, Biagio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bone marrow; Cell morphology; Forensic autopsy; Myelodysplasia; Postmortem investigation; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; AUTOPSY; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CELL COMPOSITION; CHILD; FEMALE; FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; NEOPLASM; POSTMORTEM CHANGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPSIS; STERNUM;

BONE MARROW; CELL MORPHOLOGY; FORENSIC AUTOPSY; MYELODYSPLASIA; POSTMORTEM INVESTIGATION; SEPSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANAPHYLAXIS; AUTOLYSIS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BONE MARROW; BONE MARROW NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYTOPLASM; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOMONOCYTIC, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; SEPSIS; VACUOLES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888409298     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.10.040     Document Type: Article

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