Am J Forensic Med Pathol September 2015 PMID 26108038

Normal Organ Weights in Women: Part II-The Brain, Lungs, Liver, Spleen, and Kidneys.

D Kimberley Molina, Vincent J M DiMaio

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This study aimed to establish normal weight ranges for major organs (brain, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys) in healthy women aged 18-35 who died suddenly from trauma and had no underlying health issues.
The researchers found that organ weights varied widely, with average numbers like 1233 grams for the brain, 1288 grams for the liver, and about 300 grams for each lung, but there was no strong link between organ weight and body size measures like height or weight.
Overall, the findings suggest that because organ weights do not reliably correlate with body size, there are no universally accepted standards for defining organomegaly (enlarged organs) based on weight alone.]

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