Sudden death due to a central neurocytoma. |
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| Authors: | M G Balko D L Schultz |
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| Institution: | University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Ohio 45267-0529, USA. |
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| Abstract: | The central neurocytoma is a common, usually intraventricular tumor with bland histologic features. We report a case of a 51-year-old man who died suddenly. At autopsy, a neurocytoma with acute hemorrhage filled the anterior left lateral ventricle. The tumor matrix and surrounding brain tissue contained accumulations of hemosiderin. Previously, 2 cases of central neurocytoma with associated hemorrhage have been reported. Hemorrhage appears to be a serious complication associated with these neoplasms. |
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