Resident's corner. Sudden death of an elderly man with multiple malignant neoplasms

L. R. Boglioli, M. L. Taff, W. U. Spitz, R. E. Gordon

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Abstract

With the lengthening of the human life span, cancer has become an increasingly important medical problem for the aged. It is not uncommon to find multiple primary neoplasms in elderly individuals. We recently investigated the death of an elderly man who had died suddenly and had three incidental malignant neoplasms, including a pleural mesothelioma, first diagnosed at autopsy. The importance of performing a complete medicolegal autopsy for epidemiological and statistical purposes is emphasized.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)265-271
Number of pages7
JournalAmerican Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology
Volume12
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1991

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