Bel Hadj Mariem, Ben Jomâa Sami, Njima Manel, Ben Abdeljelil Nouha, Chadly Ali
From the Departments of Forensic Medicine and Laboratory of Research LR12SP14.
Anatomopathologie and Cytology, Teaching Hospital Fattouma Bourguiba, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia.
Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2020 Jun;41(2):128-130. doi: 10.1097/PAF.0000000000000548.
Epidermoid cyst of the brain is a rare benign embryonal tumor. It has an excellent prognosis because of its slow-growing nature. Clinically, symptoms are variable and depend on the location of the cyst. Sudden death may occur as a result of lethal complications because of the tumor growth, but it is still rare. In this article, we present a rare case of sudden unexpected death of a 58-year-old man, with no neurologic history, due to an epidermoid cyst of the brain diagnosed at autopsy.
脑表皮样囊肿是一种罕见的良性胚胎性肿瘤。因其生长缓慢，预后良好。临床上，症状多样，取决于囊肿的位置。肿瘤生长可能导致致命并发症，进而可能发生猝死，但这种情况仍然罕见。在本文中，我们报告了一例罕见病例，一名58岁无神经病史的男性因尸检诊断为脑表皮样囊肿而意外突然死亡。
