Sudden death in a patient with Von Recklinghausen's neurofibromatosis

P. D. Unger, S. Song, M. L. Taff, I. S. Schwartz

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Abstract

Sudden death caused by tumors is uncommon. Death attributable to an unsuspected primary intracranial neoplasm is especially rare. An undiagnosed brain tumor is particularly unusual in a patient with Von Recklinghausen's neurofibromatosis (NF). A young man with known NF, with no manifest central nervous system involvement, died less than 24 hours after plastic surgery. A glioblastoma multiforme was discovered at autopsy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)175-179
Number of pages5
JournalAmerican Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology
Volume5
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1984

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