title: Sudden death of an elderly man with multiple malignant neoplasms.
abstract: With the lengthening of the human life span, cancer has become an increasingly important medical problem for the aged. It is not uncommon to find multiple primary neoplasms in elderly individuals. We recently investigated the death of an elderly man who had died suddenly and had three incidental malignant neoplasms, including a pleural mesothelioma, first diagnosed at autopsy. The importance of performing a complete medicolegal autopsy for epidemiological and statistical purposes is emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office, Detroit, Michigan.
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Boglioli
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Taff
authors.forename: W U
authors.initials: WU
authors.lastname: Spitz
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Gordon
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001194:Asbestos / Q000009:adverse effects; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D001194:Asbestos