Sudden unexpected death from primary posterior fossa tumors

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 303-308

  Gleckman, Aaron M ^a   Smith, Thomas W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ganglioglioma; Neoplasm; Pilocytic astrocytoma; Posterior fossa; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ATROPINE; BICARBONATE; BRETYLIUM; DIURETIC AGENT; DOPAMINE; LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASTROCYTOMA; ASYSTOLE; AUTOPSY; CANCER INFILTRATION; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA TUMOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESUSCITATION; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADULT; ASTHMA; ASTROCYTOMA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; DEATH, SUDDEN; DEHYDRATION; FEMALE; GANGLIOGLIOMA; HUMANS; MALE; SKULL BASE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0032443240     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-199812000-00002     Document Type: Article

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