Sudden death due to subarachnoid bleeding from ecchordosis physaliphora

被引：30

作者：

Fracasso, T. ^{[1
]}

Brinkmann, B. ^{[1
]}

Paulus, W. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Munster, Inst Med Legale, D-48149 Munster, Germany

[2] Univ Munster, Inst Neuropathol, D-48149 Munster, Germany

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LEGAL MEDICINE | 2008年 / 122卷 / 03期

关键词：

sudden death; subarachnoid bleeding; ecchordosis physaliphora;

D O I：

10.1007/s00414-007-0192-4

中图分类号：

DF [法律]; D9 [法律]; R [医药、卫生];

学科分类号：

0301 ; 10 ;

摘要：

Ecchordosis physaliphora (EP) is a rare intracranial mass derived from ectopic notochordal tissue. It is usually a fortuitous finding at autopsy or by computed tomography/magnetic resonance imaging. Very few authors have described an EP-associated symptomatology. In this study, we report a case of the sudden and unexpected death of a 48-year-old woman. At autopsy, the cause of death was subarachnoid bleeding, the origin of which was identified as a gelatinous mass stemming from the dura mater and occupying the prepontine space. Further histological and immunohistochemical investigations allowed the diagnosis of EP.

引用

页码：225 / 227

页数：3

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