Sudden death resulting from epidermoid cyst of the brain.
Epidermoid cysts of the brain are rare tumor-like lesions, most often of maldevelopmental origin. They are benign in nature, causing symptoms depending on their localization. Surgical resection leads to excellent results. A case is reported of a 68-year-old-man who died suddenly and unexpectedly. Postmortem examination revealed signs of central dysregulation and a bifrontal epidermoid cyst. To the authors' knowledge, death resulting from epidermoid cyst of the brain has not been reported so far.
Matschke
Jakob
J
Department of Neuropathology, University of Hamburg, Germany. matschke@uke.uni-hamburg.de
Stavrou
Dimitrios
D
Püschel
Klaus
K
D000368:Aged; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male