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The occurrence of nasopharyngeal teratomas (NPT) is an infrequent event and prenatal detection of such tumors is even rarer. We present a case report and review of the literature (N = 78 cases), in which we describe the cytogenetic, DNA, and pathological findings of a fetus with a mature NPT which was detected prenatally by ultrasound investigation following complaints of severe polyhydramnios by the mother.
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Amniocentesis , Aneuploidy , Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1 , Fetal Diseases/genetics , Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms/genetics , Teratoma/genetics , Adult , Chromosome Aberrations , Chromosome Banding , Female , Fetal Diseases/diagnostic imaging , Humans , In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence , Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Polyhydramnios , Pregnancy , Pregnancy Trimester, Second , Teratoma/diagnostic imaging , UltrasonographyABSTRACT
A case of 3 cot deaths in one family is described. Owing to the unexplained nature of this type of death the police sometimes call for investigation. The legal aspects of this investigation are discussed.
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Forensic Medicine , Sudden Infant Death , Adult , Female , Humans , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Male , Sudden Infant Death/epidemiologyABSTRACT
Systemic venous gas embolism other than that due to air is a great rarity. A case is reported and the criteria for the diagnosis are discussed. The clinical similarities between embolism of systemic venous air and that of systemic venous gas are emphasized. The two conditions can be differentiated by laboratory investigation only.
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Cause of Death , Embolism, Air/diagnosis , Adult , Ammonia/analysis , Catheterization, Central Venous/adverse effects , Embolism, Air/etiology , Female , Humans , Hydrothorax/complications , Mass Spectrometry , Pneumothorax/complicationsABSTRACT
A 13-year-old girl complained of sudden abdominal pain and shortly thereafter collapsed and died of massive pulmonary embolism. The source of the embolism was an idiopathic aneurysm of the inferior vena cava, which had thrombosed after partial rupture.