Malignant Hemangioendothelioma: A case of sudden unexpected death in infancy

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 96-99

  Perrot, L J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Infancy; Malignant hemangioendothelioma; Sudden death; Vascular tumors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MICROSCOPY; SUDDEN DEATH; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ABDOMINAL NEOPLASMS; DEATH, SUDDEN; FACTOR VIII; FEMALE; HEMANGIOSARCOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MESENTERY; STOMACH; VASCULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030898836     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-199703000-00018     Document Type: Article

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