A case of sudden infant death due to massive hemorrhage in primitive neuroectodermal tumor.
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.
Aoki
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Department of Forensic Medicine, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
Terunuma
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Iwasaki
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Y
Nata
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M
Sagisaka
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K
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*