Unexpected death in two young infants mimic SIDS: Autopsies demonstrate tumors of medulla and heart

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 384-390

  Rajs, Jovan ^a   Råsten Almqvist, Petra ^a   Nennesmo, Inger ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Heart fibroma; Medulla; Oligodendroglioma; SIDS

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; SUDDEN DEATH; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0344404083     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-199712000-00013     Document Type: Article

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