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Published on: October 7, 2016
Multifocal cardiac Purkinje cell tumor in infancy
Giulia Ottaviani1, Luigi Matturri, Lino Rossi
1Institute of Pathology, University of Milan, Via della Commenda, 19, 20122 Milan, Italy. Glulia.Ottaviani@unimi.it
Abstract:
Cot death is the commonest form of death among babies in the first year of life. The authors report the unusual case of a 2-month-old female infant dying suddenly and unexpectedly in whom a postmortem histological examination demonstrated a cardiac multifocal Purkinje cell tumor. Necroscopy studies of sudden infant death should always include an accurate histological examination of the cardiac conduction system and brainstem using serial sections.
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