title: The case of the empty body.
abstract: Autopsy on an externally intact decomposed body showed empty thoracic and abdominal cavities with no trace of normal organ content. The process producing this previously unencountered situation is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Emson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018407:Bacterial Physiological Phenomena; D003890:Desiccation; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011180:Postmortem Changes