[Correlation of clinical and autopsy diagnosis during a 10-year period at the Institute for Pathology and Forensic Medicine at the Military Medicine Academy in Belgrade]. / Korelacija klinickih i autopsijskih dijagnoza na desetogodisnjem materijalu Instituta za patologiju i sudsku medicinu Vojnomedicinske akademije u Beogradu.

The comparison between the clinical and pathohistoanatomic diagnosis of 3.929 autopsied cases is performed. In 82.5% of cases the clinical and pathohistoanatomic diagnosis were in the absolute correlation; in 8% of cases the clinical diagnosis of the basic disease has no adequate pathoanatomic characteristics, while in 4.5% of cases the clinical diagnosis of the basic disease, immediate cause of death and condition which was important for the course and outcome of the treatment were not adequate. Among the pathologic states diagnosed as: pulmonary thromboembolism, myocardial infarction and cerebrovascular insult--pulmonary embolism most often was not confirmed by autopsy (47%), while in 58% of cases it remained clinically unrecognized. Malignant tumours of the liver, pancreas and kidneys have been most frequently clinically unrecognized compared to other malignancies. Duration of hospitalization has not had the essential influence on correct establishment of the clinical diagnosis.

[Pulmonary thromboembolism--an autopsy study with clinico-pathologic correlations]. / Plucni tromboembolizam--autopsijska studija sa klinicko-patoloskom korelacijom.

The study comprised 3.629 autopsies performed at the Institute of Pathology and Forensic Medicine of the M.M.A. in the period 1980-1990. Pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) was found in 533 (14.68%) of autopsied cases, that is, 10.88% of all causes of death. In the studied period there is an increased frequency of all PTE, especially of those with fatal outcome (p < 0.05). Of the total number of PTE found at autopsy (533), clinical diagnosis was established in 136 (25.51%), and of all fatal PTE found at autopsy (395) the clinical diagnosis was established in 123 (31.14%) during life. The clinical diagnosis of PTE was confirmed by autopsy in 42.42% of cases. Operations and neoplasms are the most frequent conditions in which PTE is occurred while myocardial infarction is the most frequently misdiagnosed for PTE during establishment of clinical diagnosis.

[Identification of bodies of soldiers carbonized in an armored transport vehicle]. / Identifikacija tela vojnika karbonifikovanih u oklopnom transporteru.

The authors have presented the process and possibilities of identification of the carbonized bodies of the crew of the exploded military armoured transporter. In identification of the invaluable importance have been description, autopsy findings, questionnaires and their comparison as well as ways of identification of the carbonized bodies.

[Morphologic, morphometric and ultrastructural characteristics of tumor cell nuclei during various stages in colorectal carcinoma]. / Morfoloske, morfometrijske i ultrastrukturne karakteristike jedara tumorskih celija u razlicitim stadijumima kolorektalnog karcinoma.

The comparative analysis was performed of 29 colorectal carcinomas (CC) by the original Duke's classification and quality features of tumour (i.e. nuclear and histologic grades), on the one hand, and the number of the nucleolar organizer region (NOR) as well as the mean nucleolar organizer region area (MNORA), irregularity of the nuclear shape (based on the morphometrically determined "form factor"--FF) on the semi-thin sections, on the other hand. In the same time, the quality ultrastructural analysis of CC nuclei in different stages has been also performed. The significant correlation was found among values of MNORA, clinico-pathologic stage of the disease, histologic differentiation and nuclear grade, while a number of NOR correlated exclusively with the clinico-pathologic stage of the disease. It has been concluded that determination of the number of NOR and MNORA in the nuclei of tumour cells can be an important and objective parameter in evaluation of proliferative CC activity. Accordingly, MNORA represents a more objective and more reliable indicator of proliferative tumour activities.

[Morphologic characteristics of persons killed in armored vehicles]. / Morfoloske karakteristike blast povreda poginulih u oklopnim vozilima.

The authors have analysed macroscopic and microscopic changes in tissues and organs of 8 members of the Y.P.A. killed by granate explosion in the armoured vehicles. In all the analysed cases multiple mechanic injuries were found as well as combined mechanothermal injuries. Injuries caused by the blast wave were mainly found in the internal air-containing organs and three cases of solid blast injury were described too.