title: [Analysis of a series of 500 clinical post mortem studies. II. Basic diagnosis (author's transl)].
abstract: Anatomopathologic diagnosis were studied in a series of 500 clinical autopsies (440 adults and 9 children between 1 and 14 years old). Cancer was the most frequent cause of death (27.7%) followed by infectious processes (26.9%) divided between respiratory infections (14.3%), non-respiratory (8.8%) and tuberculosis (3.8%). Vascular disorders accounted for 25.2% and cirrhosis for 10.2%. The diagnosis of cancer were incorrect in 28.8%, of those, 16% were over-assessed and 12.8% under-assessed. Cancer was multiple in 2.7% of all cases, hepatic cancer was found in 17.6% of cirrhosis cases and in 11% of all cases, thromboembolism of different degree was seen.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001344:Autopsy; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003933:Diagnosis; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007239:Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis
vernacular_title: Análisis de una serie de 500 autopsias clínicas. II. Diagnósticos principales.