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Rare Anatomic Variation of Anterior Communicating Artery Associated with a Rupture of Saccular Aneurysm

Jeon YH, Choi S, Lee S, Park JH, Lee JK, Yeo NS

Although most cerebral aneurysms are considered as acquired degenerative lesions, diverse anatomical variations in the circle of Willis have been encountered, some of which may play an important role in...
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Inadvertent Intrathecal Contrast Injection during Percutaneous Epidural Neuroplasty: Two Autopsy Cases

Baek T

Percutaneous epidural neuroplasty (PEN) is an interventional technique used to manage spinal pain. However, the procedure may lead to various complications, such as dural puncture and inadvertent intrathecal injection of...
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Sudden Death Associated With Possible Flare-Ups of Multiple Sclerosis After COVID-19 Vaccination and Infection: A Case Report and Literature Review

Jeon YH, Choi S, Park JH, Lee JK, Yeo NS, Lee S, Suh YL

We present an autopsy case of a 19-year-old man with a history of epilepsy whose unwitnessed sudden death occurred unexpectedly in the night. About 4 years before death, he was...
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Unsuspected systemic Epstein-Barr virus–positive T-cell lymphoma of childhood diagnosed at autopsy in a potential homicide case

Robbins DJ, Ranheim EA, Kallan JE

Systemic Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)–positive T-cell lymphoma of childhood (SETLC) is a rare, rapidly progressive, and often fatal disease of children and young adults characterized by monoclonal expansion of EBV-positive T...
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Sudden Death Due to Undiagnosed Ludwig’s Angina: An Autopsy Case Report

Jang W, Kang TM, Im SY, Kang M, Ko KS, Choi J

Ludwig’s angina is a rapidly progressive and gangrenous cellulitis in the submandibular, sublingual spaces, and neck. It is characterized by an elevated tongue and laryngeal edema, resulting in airway compromise...
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Cardiac Amyloidosis in Autopsy Case of Sudden Unexpected Death

Park JY, Na JY, Park YI, Jang SJ, Jung YH

A 78-year-old woman with a medical history of hypertension and diabetes mellitus who underwent surgery for lumbar stenosis died of sudden cardiac arrest two days after the operation. An autopsy...
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Analysis of Cases of Infants and Children Asphyxia at Day Care Center: Cases of Asphyxia in the Process of Teachers Putting the Infants and Children to Sleep

Park JH, Lee BW, Park JP, Jun YJ

In the cases of infants and children, there is a special form of accidental asphyxia that occurs in an unsafe sleeping environment. Rarely, some infants and children unexpectedly die in...
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Fatal Nitrite Intoxication by Pickling Salt: Four Autopsy Cases

Ha H, Kim MK, Moon S, Kang M

Pickling salt, also known as curing salt, is a mixture of sodium chloride and sodium nitrite, which is used for color agent and a means to facilitate food preservation. Recently,...
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Sudden Unexpected Death Due to Myocarditis Caused by Coronavirus Disease 2019: Postmortem Histopathologic Evaluation

Hwang C, Na JY, Ko YS, Park YI, Heo JH, Song HS

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a manifestation of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), and its major symptoms include pulmonary complications, such as pneumonia. However, it also involves the...
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Shallow Water Blackout (Hypoxic Blackout)–Induced Drowning: An Autopsy Report of Two Cases

Choi S, Lee S, Jeon YH, Park JH, Lee JK, Yeo NS

Shallow water blackout (SWB) is defined as loss of consciousness due to hypoxia during underwater swimming or breath-holding, usually in shallow waters. To date, no cases of SWB-induced drowning have...
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Changes in Medicolegal Autopsy Rates in Korea between 2016 and 2020

Park JP, Kim K

A medicolegal autopsy is usually performed to determine the cause and manner of death based on judicial or administrative directives applicable in cases of unusual deaths. Social interest in medicolegal...
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Death from Malignant Transformation of Untreated Mucinous Borderline Tumor: Case Report

Jang W, Kang TM, Kim Y, Wang AR, Yoon HR, Ko KS, Choi J

Mucinous borderline tumors (MBT) of the ovary with mild to moderately atypical epithelial cells that produce mucin rarely recur and very rarely become malignant after surgery. Due to their low...
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Infantile Death by Overlaying: Report of Seven Autopsy Cases

Ha H, Lee SA

Overlaying refers to mechanical asphyxia caused by an adult sleeping on an infant due to deep sleep or external intoxication. We analyzed seven cases (6.6%) of overlaying death out of...
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Fatal Pneumonia Caused by Omicron Subvariant BA.2 of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 with the Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Heo JH, Park YI, Ko YS, Song HS, Ham SH, Kwon H, Na JY

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic resulted from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Variants of SARSCoV-2 have caused distinct COVID-19 surges worldwide. The Omicron variant has replaced other...
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Clinically undetected plasmacytoid urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder with non-mass-forming metastases in multiple organs: an autopsy case

Asano Y, Miyai K, Yoshimatsu S, Sasaki M, Ikewaki K, Matsukuma S

This case report outlines a clinically undetected urinary bladder plasmacytoid urothelial carcinoma (PUC) with multiple metastases detected at autopsy. An 89-year-old man presented with edema in the lower limbs. Pleural...
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A False-positive Diatom Test in a Non-drowned Victim of Multiple Stab Wounds

Ha H, Sim YT

For the diagnosis of drowning in immersed bodies, the diatom test has been controversial due to false-negative and false-positive results. Causes of false positive results include antemortem penetration of diatoms,...
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Needles in the Lungs: An Autopsy Case of Pulmonary Ossification in a Putrefied Body

Park YI, Heo JH, Ko YS, Song HS, Ham SH, Na JY

Forensic autopsy is performed to investigate a death. However, this is difficult in some cases, particularly in putrefied bodies. Pulmonary ossification is a rare pathological process, characterized by progressive and...
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Congenital Complete Left-Sided Absence of the Pericardium Incidentally Identified in the Autopsy: A Case Report

Choi J, Kim Y, Kang TM, Wang AR, Ko KS, Park SH

Congenital absence of the pericardium, also known as pericardial agenesis, is an extremely rare anomaly. Although most cases are asymptomatic, some experience chest pain, dyspnea, dizziness, and syncope. A few...
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An Autopsy Confirmed Case of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis with TDP Pathology

Je YR, Kim SY, Sung JJ, Lee MJ, Jung NY, Lee JH, Shin JH, Lee YM, Yoon JA, Park K, Ko J, Lee JM, Hwang C, Ahn JW, Sung S, Choi KU, Huh GY, Kim EJ

The phosphorylated 43-kDa transactive response DNA-binding protein (TDP-43) was identified as a major disease protein in sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal lobar degeneration. We present a case with...
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 Diagnosed through a Forensic Autopsy: A Case Report

Park JP, Kim K

Despite the high mortality rate associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), no clinical autopsy has been reported among the deceased during the pandemic by the Korean quarantine authorities. Notably, since...
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