In autopsy, the evaluation of the size and weight of the internal organs is very
important for the understanding of the pathologic conditions. The normal data of the
internal organs must have regards to size, weight, sex, age and body weight. There are
many reports on the normal value of human organs in Japan and other Western
countries. But there are some variations in normal value according to race, geographies
and living standard. In Korea, Lee & Roh had reported on weights of various organs of
Korean and their proportional weights to body weights in 1957, based upon autopsy
records from 1929 to 1941. But, there has been many improvement in socio-economic
status during past half-century in this country. And the Korean body conditions have
much improved. Upon the babe of above consideration, normal data fit for present
Korean is mandatory.
We have analysed records of 45 cases of Korean young adults's autopsy crises which
were performed from Jan. 1984 to Dec. 1985, and obtained following data.
The results obtained are as follows:
Heart: left ventricle thickness; 1.76±0.3 ㎝
right ventricle thickness; 0.5±0.1 ㎝
Aorta circumference; 6.1±0.5 ㎝
Pulmonary a. circumference; 7.0±0.7 ㎝
weight : 338±549m
Lung : size: left: length 23.3±2.78 ㎝, width 12.3±2.28 cm, thickness 6.4±1.55 ㎝
right: length 24.1±2.65 ㎝, width 14.7±2.95 ㎝, thickness 6.6±1.31 ㎝
weight: left: 541±117 gm, right: 634±118 gm
Liver : size: greatest transverse measurement: 28.5±2.7 ㎝
vertical measurement: 16.6±1.74 ㎝
great anterior-posterior diameter: 8.8±1.51 ㎝
weight : 1,559±267 gm
Spleen : length: 12.7±2.1 ㎝, breadth: 8.4±1.5 ㎝, thickness: 3.4±1.1 ㎝, weight: 155±
69.39 m
Pancreas : length: 16.7±2.8 ㎝, weight: 111±34.59 m
Kidney : size: left: length: 11.2±0.7 ㎝,
width; 5.9±0.7 ㎝, thickness: 3.8±0.8 ㎝
right ; length; 11.0±0.8 ㎝, width: 6.0±0.7 ㎝, thickness; 3.6±0.7 ㎝
weight : left: 150±25 gm, right: 138±29 gm
Brain : weight: 11498±132 gm
|