title: Sudden death resulting from epidermoid cyst of the brain.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuropathology, University of Hamburg, Germany. matschke@uke.uni-hamburg.de
authors.forename: Jakob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Matschke
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stavrou
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Püschel
mesh_terms: 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