Unexpected fatal intramyocardial cartilaginous tumor: pathophysiology, mechanism of death and review of the literature
We report a case of an unusual presence of cartilage tissue within the myocardial wall of the left ventricle in a 10-year-old boy who died unexpectedly. This case presents an interesting, unusual and apparently asymptomatic sudden cardiac death related to a cartilaginous myocardial tumor. Conducting system disturbance secondary to the myocardial tumor is the probable cause of death. This case is relevant not only for its singularity and originality, but also for the diverse and controversial hypotheses related to the onset of cartilaginous tissue in the myocardial wall. Early dete ction of this tumor by modern thoracic imaging may have prevented a fatal unexpected outcome.
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: research