Sudden unexpected death due to inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the heart: A case report and review of the literature

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 81-85

  Li, Ling ^a,b,c   Burke, Allen ^a   He, Jie ^b   Chang, Lin ^c   Zielke, H Ronald ^a   Fowler, David R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CANCER HOSPITAL   (China)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND LAW   (China)

Author keywords

Forensic autopsy; Heart; Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor; Sudden unexpected death

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; CHILD; HEART INFARCTION; HEART TUMOR; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PLASMA CELL GRANULOMA; REVIEW; SUDDEN DEATH; THORAX PAIN;

CHEST PAIN; CHILD; CORONARY OCCLUSION; DEATH, SUDDEN; GRANULOMA, PLASMA CELL; HEART NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 78651340986     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-010-0496-7     Document Type: Article

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