Table 2

Clinical and scientific benefits from performed autopsies

Value of autopsyNumber of patients (%)
Cause of death different from the one on the death certificate2 (12.5)
Additional diagnoses/findings of clinical and/or academic interest5 (31)
Retrieval of pathological tissue for storage in our tissue bank5 (31)*
Donation of retained organs for medical education/research7 (44)
  • * All patients who had affected lymph nodes or lymphomatous masses at the time of death.