CONTENTS

PART I.
THE SOURCES OF PATHOLOGIC MATERIAL AND THE
METHODS OF OBTAINING IT FOR EXAMINATION.

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Introduction[1]
I.The Autopsy: General Considerations[3]
II.The Order of the Autopsy[24]
III.The Protocol[33]
IV.The External Examination[41]
V.The Examination of the Spinal Cord[53]
VI.The Examination of the Head[63]
VII.The Main Incision: Thorax and Abdomen[96]
VIII.The Examination of the Thorax[106]
IX.The Examination of the Mouth and Neck[131]
X.The Examination of the Abdomen[140]
XI.The Examination of the Pelvic Organs[160]
XII.Special Regional Examination[173]
XIII.The Autopsy of the New-born[177]
XIV.The Medicolegal Autopsy[187]
XV.The Restoration of the Body[193]
XVI.Other Sources of Pathologic Material[196]

PART II.
THE TREATMENT OF THE MATERIAL.

Introduction[199]
XVII.The Laboratory Outfit[201]
XVIII.The Examination of Fresh Material[208]
XIX.The Preservation of Macroscopic Preparations[222]
XX.The Fixation and Hardening of Tissues[225]
XXI.Decalcification[232]
XXII.Imbedding[234]
XXIII.Section-cutting[238]
XXIV.The Preparation of Mounted Sections[243]
XXV.Staining and Staining Methods.—Nuclear and Protoplasmic Stains[253]
XXVI.Special Staining Methods for the Demonstration of Pathologic Conditions in Cells or Tissues[262]
XXVII.The Staining of Pathogenic Micro-organisms in Tissues[277]
XXVIII.The Staining of Special Organs and Tissues[288]
XXIX.Microscopic Examinations for Medicolegal Purposes[305]
XXX.The Study of Mounted Preparations[309]