Open AccessImportance of tissue biopsy in suicidal hanging deaths
Author(s) -
Manal S. Bamousa,
Osama M. Almadani,
Kholoud S. Alsoway,
Mohammed Madadin,
Miral Mashhour,
Mohammed Yousef Aldossary,
Magdy A. Kharoshah
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
egyptian journal of forensic sciences/egyptian journal of forensic sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.238
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2090-5939
pISSN - 2090-536X
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejfs.2015.07.004
Subject(s) - medicine , autopsy , thyroid , biopsy , surgery , general surgery , pathology
This is a 5-year retrospective study including all autopsy reports of suicidal hanging deaths in Dammam city, Eastern province in Saudi Arabia.Hematoxyline and eosin stain has been used for the microscopic description of the three tissue biopsies that have been selected in this study. Other confirmatory tests have been performed for certain cases, when needed.The total number of cases was 62; 85.5% of the deceased were males, while 15% were females. The majority of cases (53%) were among the age group of 20–30 years. Hemorrhage of the sternocleidomastoid muscle and carotid intimal tear were both found in 90% of cases. Thyroid congestion was detected in 91%, and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis was diagnosed in 2% of studied cases. The study discusses the importance of biopsy examination in hanging deaths and compares its results with other similar previous studies