Sudden death due to undiagnosed Wilms' tumor in an adult
Oeberst, JL
Sothwestern Inst. Of Forensic Sciences and Univ. of Texas Southwestern Med. Sch., Dept. of Pathology, Dallas, TX.

Barnard, JJ
Sothwestern Inst. Of Forensic Sciences and Univ. of Texas Southwestern Med. Sch., Dept. of Pathology, Dallas, TX.

Prahlow, JA
The South Bend Medical Foundation and the Dept. of Pathology, Indiana Univ. Sch. Of Med.-South Bend Center for Med. Educ. At the Univ. of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN.


Abstract
Sudden unexpected deaths due to natural causes constitute a large number of cases encountered by the forensic pathologist. In a majority of such cases, heart disease is responsible for sudden death. Rare disease entities resulting in sudden death are occasionally encountered and may not fit the classic epidemiological profile. We present a case of sudden death due to a previously undiagnosed Wilms' tumor (WT) in an adult. The pathology of WT is discussed, as is the topic of sudden death due to previously unrecognized malignancy.

Keywords:
forensic science, malignancy, sudden death, Wilms' tumor

Paper ID: JFS4730638

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