Sudden Unexpected Death Due to Medulloblastoma.
- Author:
Seong Ho KIM
1
;
Tae Gong KIM
;
In Soo SEO
;
Hyun Mu KANG
;
Young Shik CHOI
Author Information
1. Forensic Medicine Division, Central District Office, National Institute of Scientific Investigation, Daejeon, Korea. rivebt@nisi.go.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
sudden death;
intracranial neoplasm;
medulloblastoma;
autopsy
- MeSH:
Autopsy;
Brain Neoplasms;
Death, Sudden;
Medulloblastoma;
Preschool Child
- From:Korean Journal of Legal Medicine
2009;33(2):130-132
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The majority of deaths due to intracranial tumors are preceded by long periods of symptoms, resulting in diagnosis of the tumors. And introduction of CT and MRI have led to increased early detection of intracranial tumors. Nonetheless, sudden unexpected deaths from intracranial tumors are rarely encountered at autopsy. We report an autopsy case of 2-year-old boy who died from medulloblastoma.
