title: Modification of hematoma findings in the breast region.
abstract: Subcutaneous bruises caused by blunt injury are common findings in medicolegal case work. If the hematoma involves the anterior thoracic wall, bruises are mostly absent in the region of the nipples and the surrounding areola. A similar phenomenon has already been described for hypostatic skin hemorrhages. A possible explanation for both phenomena is the special tissue texture in the nipple-areola complex. Based on four cases from the forensic autopsy material and two cases from clinical forensic examinations, the macromorphological findings and the histological correlates are presented.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Forensic Medicine, Freiburg University Medical Centre, Freiburg, Germany. rebecca.pircher@uniklinik-freiburg.de
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pircher
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pollak
authors.forename: Annette
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thierauf
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Große Perdekamp
authors.forename: Ulrike
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Schmidt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D006406:Hematoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011180:Postmortem Changes; D040521:Subcutaneous Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult