Sudden death due to a colloid cyst of the third ventricle: Report of three cases with a special sign at autopsy

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dc.contributor.authorDemirci, Serafettin
dc.contributor.authorDogan, Kamil Hakan
dc.contributor.authorErkol, Zerrin
dc.contributor.authorGulmen, Mete Korkut
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-26T17:40:17Z
dc.date.available2020-03-26T17:40:17Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.departmentSelçuk Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractColloid cysts of the third ventricle are rare benign cysts but they may be potentially life-threatening. Three cases of sudden death resulting from colloid cysts of the third ventricle are presented. The first and second cases were treated for migraine headaches. In the first case, the patient was a 24-year-old woman who presented to the hospital with a severe headache and was sent back home after medical treatment. Six hours later, she was found dead in her bed. The second case was a 21-year-old woman who experienced a severe headache, dizziness and vomiting 1 day prior to her death. She was transported to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead upon arrival. The third case was a 25-year-old man who experienced headaches and vomiting and was diagnosed with and medically treated for sinusitis. He lost consciousness and was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. During the autopsy of all three cases, there was a grey transillumination area observed that occurred due to the stretching of tissue at the base of brain between the corpus mamillare and chiasma opticum. Dissection of the brain revealed a colloid cyst of the third ventricle. To avoid such fatal complications, prompt diagnosis using CT or MRI is essential in patients who have a long-standing history of intermittent headaches. During the autopsy of the sudden deaths of people with medical antecedents of headaches, if a grey color is observed between the chiasma opticum and the corpus mamillare in the base of the brain, a colloid cyst should be considered and this region should be dissected and examined carefully. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.04.016en_US
dc.identifier.endpageE36en_US
dc.identifier.issn0379-0738en_US
dc.identifier.issue01.03.2020en_US
dc.identifier.pmid19446972en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.startpageE33en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.04.016
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/23878
dc.identifier.volume189en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000207819600006en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherELSEVIER IRELAND LTDen_US
dc.relation.ispartofFORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONALen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.selcuk20240510_oaigen_US
dc.subjectColloid cysten_US
dc.subjectHeadacheen_US
dc.subjectSudden deathen_US
dc.subjectThird ventricleen_US
dc.subjectCerebral edemaen_US
dc.titleSudden death due to a colloid cyst of the third ventricle: Report of three cases with a special sign at autopsyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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