Autopsy pathology : a manual and atlas 3rd ed / Andrew J. Connolly, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, Walter E. Finkbeiner, MD, PhD, Professor and Vice-Chair, Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, Chief of Pathology, Department of Anatomic Pathology, San francisco General Hospital, Chief of Pathology at the SFGH Endowed Chair, San Francisco, California, Philip C. Ursell, MD, Professor, Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, Director, Autopsy Service, Moffitt-Long Hospital, San Francisco, California, Richard L. Davis, MD, Professor Emeritus, Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, California.

"Expert consult"--Cover.

Preceded by Autopsy pathology / Walter E. Finkbeiner, Philip C. Ursell, Richard L. Davis. 2nd ed. c2009.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The autopsy : past and present -- Legal, social, and ethical issues -- Autopsy biosafety -- Basic postmortem examination -- Postmortem examination of fetuses and infants -- Special dissection procedures -- Autopsy photography and radiology -- Microscopic examination -- Supplemental laboratory studies -- The autopsy report -- Postmortem examination in cases of sudden death due to natural causes -- Postmortem examination in cases of sepsis or multiple organ dysfunction -- Death certification -- Medical quality imporvement and quality assurance of the autopsy -- Atlas of autopsy pathology.