Sudden death associated with melanoma brain metastases
| Autor: | Veiga G Marcos, Durão H Carlos, Nina Pedro, Frederico Pedrosa, Gonçalves M Manuela |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.medical_treatment Autopsy Causas de Morte Neoplasias Encefálicas Sudden death Metastasis 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Internal medicine medicine lcsh:Pathology Medical history 030212 general & internal medicine Cardiopulmonary resuscitation Melanoma Cause of death business.industry Brain medicine.disease Primary tumor Morte Súbita business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery lcsh:RB1-214 |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Pathology of Nepal, Vol 8, Iss 2, Pp 1412-1415 (2018) Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC)-FCT-Sociedade da Informação instacron:RCAAP |
| ISSN: | 2091-0908 2091-0797 |
| Popis: | A 48-year-old male Caucasian, with no relevant medical history except for a mild depression, was found by the partner, passed out on the bedroom floor. Since he was found in cardiac arrest, cardiopulmonary resuscitation was attempted, without success. Initially, it was suspected to be a suicide attempt and autopsy findings revealed coronary atherosclerosis of about 40%, with no other recoverable cardiac findings. The brain showed multiple probable neoplastic lesions, associated with cerebral and cerebellar hemorrhage. The primary tumor was not identified, but the victim had multiple cutaneous nevi. Histological examination revealed melanoma metastases, confirmed by immunohistochemistry. In this case, the forensic autopsy allowed an accurate determination of the cause of death. Besides having fulfilled its role to the judiciary system, the autopsy also had relevance from an epidemiological point of view, which is essential for Public Health prevention programs. info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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