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- Title
An Incidental Autopsy Finding of Seminoma Testis in A Case of Suicidal Hanging - A Case Report.
- Authors
S., Rajalakshmi; D., Ragul Kumar; K. V., Vinoth
- Abstract
In the day-to-day practice of Forensic expert, hanging deaths is more commonly encountered. According to National Crime Bureau Report of 2016, death due to hanging constitutes 46.2% of suicide in India. Hanging is defined as a form of death which is produced by suspending the body with a ligature encircling the neck, the constricting force being the weight of the body or a part of the body. Testicular cancers have been proven to cause paraneoplastic dermatomyositis and psychological depression in long term survivors. We report the case of a 31-year-old man who was found hanging from a ceiling fan in his hostel room. He had a past medical history of Schizophrenia & Depression for the past 5 years and a history of skin disease with lesions all over his body. Histopathological examination revealed Mixed Germ Cell Tumours - Seminoma Testis which was incidentally found during the autopsy.
- Subjects
INDIA; SEMINOMA; AUTOPSY; HANGING (Death); TESTIS; SKIN diseases; TESTICULAR cancer; DERMATOMYOSITIS; POLYMYOSITIS
- Publication
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 2023, Vol 17, Issue 2, p124
- ISSN
0973-9122
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.37506/ijfmt.v17i2.19190