Variable Mechanisms of Sudden and Unexpected Death in Cases of Occult Carcinoma of the Larynx.

The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology
Roger W Byard, Karen Heath

Abstract

Two cases of clinically undiagnosed laryngeal squamous cell carcinomas in men aged 57 and 66 years, respectively, are reported that resulted in sudden death from upper airway occlusion. The cause of the terminal event differed between the 2 cases with acute airway narrowing being precipitated by tenacious mucopurulent secretions in case 1 and hemorrhage from surface ulceration with glottic occlusion by blood clot in case 2. At autopsy, the immediate cause of acute airway compromise in cases of space-occupying laryngeal lesions may, therefore, be due to the synergistic effects of different factors.

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