Sudden Unexpected Death caused by Olfactory Groove Meningioma: A Case Report.

Kim, Jang Hee; Cho, Min Hyung; Kim, Hantai; Gil, Ryun; Lee, Ga Young; Lee, Kyi Beom

doi:2013.37.4.208

Korean J Leg Med > Volume 37(4); 2013 > Article

Case Report

Korean Journal of Legal Medicine 2013;37(4):208-211.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7580/kjlm.2013.37.4.208 Published online November 30, 2013.

Sudden Unexpected Death caused by Olfactory Groove Meningioma: A Case Report.

Jang Hee Kim, Min Hyung Cho, Hantai Kim, Ryun Gil, Ga Young Lee, Kyi Beom Lee

Department of Pathology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi, Korea. drpathlee@gmail.com

Abstract

Meningiomas, one of the most common neoplasms of the central nervous system, may be encountered incidentally during autopsy. Most of these tumors, however, are benign and hence, are not considered as the chief cause of death. Further, sudden unexpected death caused by meningioma is very unusual. Moreover, the diagnosis of an incidental meningioma as the cause of sudden death may sometimes be difficult. In the present report, we describe an autopsy case of a sudden, unexpected death due to a large olfactory groove meningioma accompanied by severe cerebral edema and tonsillar herniation.

Key Words: Unexpected death, Brain tumor, Meningioma, Cerebral herniation, Cerebral edema