Sudden death due to a cystic atrio-ventricular node tumour.
Sudden cardiac deaths constitute a major health problem. Most cases are attributed to cardiomyopathies, coronary artery diseases and functional dysregulations. Sudden death in an adult due to a primitive cardiac tumor is a rare occurrence. In the following, we present a case of an adult male who died from an undiagnosed cystic atrio-ventricular node tumour six years after having a pace maker fitted. We focus on the postmortem diagnosis to underline the importance of a systematic histological examination of the cardiac conduction tissue in forensic pathology.
Institut Universitaire de Médecine Légale, Université Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, France. geraldine.maujean@chu-lyon.fr
Géraldine
G
Maujean
Alain
A
Tabib
Daniel
D
Malicier
Laurent
L
Fanton
D000328:Adult; D001283:Atrioventricular Node / Q000473:pathology*; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology*; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000473:pathology*; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial