A Case of Autopsy of Anencephaly

Abstract

The present authors came across a typical case of anencephaly where an erroneous breech presentation was made during pregnancy.
It has found as the result of autopsy that this was a case accompanied by the lack of pituitary gland and the endocrinal disorders such as the swelling of thymus and an extremely unsatisfactory growth of adrenal gland. Inquries were made into the causes of anencephaly based on available literature on anencephaly, and a review was made on the abovementioned diagnosis of the case.