Sudden, unexpected death due to fourth ventricular subependymoma.
A case of sudden, unexpected death due to fourth ventricular subependymoma (subependymal glomerate astrocytoma) in a 60-year-old man is presented. Sudden, unexpected death due to uncomplicated subependymoma has not been previously described.
D002551:Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology*; D005910:Glioma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged