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The role of limited, symptom-directed autopsies in terminal malignant disease

RL Carter

Royal Marsden Hospital, London

Results are presented from a series of 63 limited, symptom-directed autopsies carried out on patients dying with advanced malignant disease. Three main clinical features were studied: pain in the head and neck, dysphagia and intestinal obstruction. The applications and limitations of this procedure are critically discussed. It is concluded that the limited, symptom-directed autopsy can clarify selected clinical features with a local, structural basis. The information gained can be exploited in subsequent clinical practice.

Key Words: autopsy • carcinoma • nerves • dysphagia • intestinal obstruction • demyelination.

Palliative Medicine, Vol. 1, No. 1, 31-36 (1987)
DOI: 10.1177/026921638700100104
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