title: Evaluation and identification of dismembered human remains.
abstract: On occasion, pathologists are confronted with cases involving dismembered human remains. Such cases present unique and interesting problems of postmortem identification. Four cases involving dismembered human remains are presented here and practical suggestions on how identification can be achieved are provided.
authors.affiliation: Dade County Medical Examiner Department, Miami, Florida 33136.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Hyma
authors.forename: V J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Rao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001344:Autopsy; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000473:pathology*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000473:pathology