Sudden Unexpected Death Due to Medulloblastoma.

Kim, Seong Ho; Kim, Tae Gong; Seo, In Soo; Kang, Hyun Mu; Choi, Young Shik

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Korean Journal of Legal Medicine 2009;33(2):130-132.
Published online November 30, 2009.

Sudden Unexpected Death Due to Medulloblastoma.

Seong Ho Kim, Tae Gong Kim, In Soo Seo, Hyun Mu Kang, Young Shik Choi

Forensic Medicine Division, Central District Office, National Institute of Scientific Investigation, Daejeon, Korea. rivebt@nisi.go.kr

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.

Key Words: sudden death, intracranial neoplasm, medulloblastoma, autopsy

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