Unexpected Sudden Death due to Post-traumatic Apoplexy of Preexisting Pituitary Adenoma; Blunt Force to the Face.
- Author:
So Hyung PARK
1
;
Hong Il HA
;
Hyoung Joong KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Pathology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Mild blunt force;
Pituitary adenoma;
Post-traumatic apoplexy;
Sudden death
- MeSH:
Adenoma
- From:Korean Journal of Legal Medicine
2008;32(2):124-128
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Pituitary adenomas are frequent intracranial tumors with generally benign prognosis but acute hemorrhage into tumor with necrosis is a severe complication and can potentially result in fatal outcome, if not diagnosed or treated early. While many precipitating factors have been known, even a mild blunt force shown in this case could play a role in the catastrophic complication of the pituitary adenoma. We report a rare forensic case of post-traumatic apoplexy sustained in a preexisting pituitary adenoma with a mild blunt force to the face.
