Sudden, unexpected death in subjects with undiagnosed gliomas.
Am J Forensic Med Pathol
; 18(3): 271-5, 1997 Sep.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9290874
ABSTRACT
We report two cases in which a medicolegal autopsy disclosed small and previously undiagnosed gliomas. The first case was a 38-year-old woman who was found dead in bed; her autopsy revealed a 1.3-cm low-grade astrocytoma in the right subthalamic area. The second case involved a 32-year-old man who drowned in shallow water after his canoe capsized. A 0.5-cm oligoden-droglioma of the left temporal lobe and a 0.1-cm ganglionic hamartoma of the hypothalamus were found. In both cases the tumors may, directly or indirectly, have been the underlying cause of death. We emphasize the importance of a thorough neuropathological examination for all cases of sudden unexpected death in which no extracerebral cause of death has been found.
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01-internacional
Temas:
Geral
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Tipos_de_cancer
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Encefálicas
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Morte Súbita
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Glioma
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Forensic Med Pathol
Ano de publicação:
1997
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Noruega