Unexpected Sudden Death due to Post-traumatic Apoplexy of Preexisting Pituitary Adenoma; Blunt Force to the Face / 대한법의학회지
Korean Journal of Legal Medicine
;
: 124-128, 2008.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-222956
ABSTRACT
Pituitary adenomas are frequent intracranial tumors with generally benign prognosis but acute hemorrhage into tumor with necrosis is a severe complication and can potentially result in fatal outcome, if not diagnosed or treated early. While many precipitating factors have been known, even a mild blunt force shown in this case could play a role in the catastrophic complication of the pituitary adenoma. We report a rare forensic case of post-traumatic apoplexy sustained in a preexisting pituitary adenoma with a mild blunt force to the face.
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Main subject:
Adenoma
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Journal of Legal Medicine
Year:
2008
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Article
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