title: Sudden death in a child due to rare endocranial neoformation.
abstract: A case of unexpected death in a six-year-old child, who died after a period of non-specific symptoms and clinical signs, is described. The cause of death was a pilocytic astrocytoma of the pontocerebellar angle, rare with regard to location and histology. The authors have reviewed the literature, which was scanty.
authors.affiliation: Università degli Studi, Parma, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Buzzi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Verdura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arlati
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Colecchia
mesh_terms: D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000473:pathology*; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans