ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 3

Sudden Death Due to Tricuspid Valve Myxoma with Massive Pulmonary Embolism in a 15-Month Old Male
Embry, JH
State medical examiner, Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences, AL

Parker, KM
Pathologist, Baptist Medical Center Montclair, AL

(Received 13 March 1996; accepted 9 September 1996)

Abstract

Myxomas of the tricuspid valve are extremely rare, with only 13 cases reported in the world literature (1). We report the case of a 15-month old male with tricuspid valve myxoma and massive myxomatous pulmonary emboli discovered at autopsy.

Keywords:
forensic science, forensic pathology, myxoma, tricuspid valve, death

Paper ID: JFS14161J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS14161J
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