title: A case of sudden infant death due to massive hemorrhage in primitive neuroectodermal tumor.
abstract: A case of the sudden death of a 14-month-old girl due to massive hemorrhage in a primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) is presented along with a review of the relevant literature. PNET is a rare, malignant brain neoplasm occurring predominantly in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Terunuma
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iwasaki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nata
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sagisaka
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D013398:Sudden Infant Death / Q000209:etiology*