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KMID : 0357820080320020124
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Korean Journal of Legal Medicine
2008 Volume.32 No. 2 p.124 ~ p.128
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Unexpected Sudden Death due to Post-traumatic Apoplexy of Preexisting Pituitary Adenoma; Blunt Force to the Face
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Park So-Hyung
Ha Hong-Il
Kim Hyoung-Joong
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Abstract
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Pituitary adenomas are frequent intracranial tumors with generally benign prognosis but acute hemorrhage into tumor with necrosis is a severe complication and can potentially result in fatal outcome, if not diagnosed or treated early. While many precipitating factors have been known, even a mild blunt force shown in this case could play a role in the catastrophic complication of the pituitary adenoma. We report a rare forensic case of post-traumatic apoplexy sustained in a preexisting pituitary adenoma with a mild blunt force to the face.
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KEYWORD
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Mild blunt force, Pituitary adenoma, Post-traumatic apoplexy, Sudden death
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