title: Sudden death due to undiagnosed Wilms' tumor in an adult.
abstract: Sudden unexpected deaths due to natural causes constitute a large number of cases encountered by the forensic pathologist. In a majority of such cases, heart disease is responsible for sudden death. Rare disease entities resulting in sudden death are occasionally encountered and may not fit the classic epidemiological profile. We present a case of sudden death due to a previously undiagnosed Wilms' tumor (WT) in an adult. The pathology of WT is discussed, as is the topic of sudden death due to previously unrecognized malignancy.
authors.affiliation: Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences and University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Department of Pathology, Dallas, USA.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Oeberst
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Barnard
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Prahlow
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000473:pathology*