Death due to Cardiac Metastasis after Treatment of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: An Autopsy Case / 대한법의학회지
Korean Journal of Legal Medicine
; : 115-118, 2012.
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ABSTRACT
A 60-year-old man presented with electrocardiographic abnormalities after treatment for oral squamous cell carcinoma with surgical resection and radiation therapy 7 months ago. The patient died within 2 h without response to CPR after sudden arrest. Electrocardiographic changes 9 h before death included low QRS voltage and sinus tachycardia. Autopsy revealed cardiac metastasis with chronic active fibrinoid pericarditis accompanied by tumor cell infiltration. Although the frequency of cardiac metastasis in patients with oral cancer is reportedly low, clinicians should be aware that cardiac metastasis may exist if there are electrocardiographic changes in patients receiving follow-up care for primary malignancy. We report a rare medicolegal case of cardiac metastasis-related sudden death.
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Asunto principal:
Pericarditis
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Autopsia
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Taquicardia Sinusal
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Neoplasias de la Boca
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Carcinoma de Células Escamosas
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Estudios de Seguimiento
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Reanimación Cardiopulmonar
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Muerte Súbita
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Electrocardiografía
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Metástasis de la Neoplasia
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Humans
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Revista:
Korean Journal of Legal Medicine
Año:
2012
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Article