Sudden death due to a central neurocytoma.
The central neurocytoma is a common, usually intraventricular tumor with bland histologic features. We report a case of a 51-year-old man who died suddenly. At autopsy, a neurocytoma with acute hemorrhage filled the anterior left lateral ventricle. The tumor matrix and surrounding brain tissue contained accumulations of hemosiderin. Previously, 2 cases of central neurocytoma with associated hemorrhage have been reported. Hemorrhage appears to be a serious complication associated with these neoplasms.
University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Ohio 45267-0529, USA.
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D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018306:Neurocytoma / Q000473:pathology*