Hepatic hemangioendothelioma presenting as sudden unexpected death in infancy: A case report

Johan Dempers; Shabbir Ahmed Wadee; Theonia Boyd; Colleen Wright; Hein J. Odendaal; Mary Ann Sens; Larry Burd; Kimberly A. Dukes; Amy Elliott; William P. Fifer; Rebecca Folkerth; Gary Hankins; Dale Herald; Hannah C. Kinney; Michael M. Myers; Caroline Signore; Lisa M. Sullivan; Marian Willinger

doi:10.2350/10-01-0776-CR.1

Hepatic hemangioendothelioma presenting as sudden unexpected death in infancy: A case report

Johan Dempers, Shabbir Ahmed Wadee, Theonia Boyd, Colleen Wright, Hein J. Odendaal, Mary Ann Sens, Larry Burd, Kimberly A. Dukes, Amy Elliott, William P. Fifer, Rebecca Folkerth, Gary Hankins, Dale Herald, Hannah C. Kinney, Michael M. Myers, Caroline Signore, Lisa M. Sullivan, Marian Willinger

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Abstract

The classification of an unexpected infant death as suddeninfant death syndrome (SIDS) depends upon a complete autopsy, death scene investigation, and review of medical history to exclude known causes of death. Death from occult neoplastic disease in infancy is extremely rare but is within the broad differential diagnosis of SIDS. We report the sudden and unexpected death of a 1-month-old infant from a hepatic (infantile) hemangioendothelioma. The physiologic mechanism of death was likely cardiac failure induced by the circulatory demands of this large vascular tumor and respiratory compromise from diaphragmatic thoracic incursion. The clinical progression and pathology of these relatively common tumors of infant livers are extremely variable. This case dramatically illustrates the potential for fatal outcome of this tumor, as well as the need for autopsy to determine the cause of sudden and unexpected death in an infant.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	71-74
Number of pages	4
Journal	Pediatric and Developmental Pathology
Volume	14
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2350/10-01-0776-CR.1
State	Published - Jan 2011
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Autopsy
Death scene investigation
Heart failure
Hepatic neoplasms
Sudden unexplained death in infancy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Pathology and Forensic Medicine

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Dempers, J., Wadee, S. A., Boyd, T., Wright, C., Odendaal, H. J., Sens, M. A., Burd, L., Dukes, K. A., Elliott, A., Fifer, W. P., Folkerth, R., Hankins, G., Herald, D., Kinney, H. C., Myers, M. M., Signore, C., Sullivan, L. M., & Willinger, M. (2011). Hepatic hemangioendothelioma presenting as sudden unexpected death in infancy: A case report. Pediatric and Developmental Pathology, 14(1), 71-74. https://doi.org/10.2350/10-01-0776-CR.1

Dempers, J, Wadee, SA, Boyd, T, Wright, C, Odendaal, HJ, Sens, MA, Burd, L, Dukes, KA, Elliott, A, Fifer, WP, Folkerth, R, Hankins, G, Herald, D, Kinney, HC, Myers, MM, Signore, C, Sullivan, LM & Willinger, M 2011, 'Hepatic hemangioendothelioma presenting as sudden unexpected death in infancy: A case report', Pediatric and Developmental Pathology, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 71-74. https://doi.org/10.2350/10-01-0776-CR.1

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