Fatal diving accidents in Genoa (North-West Italy) from 1968 to 2021: Forensic approach and literature review.

Scuba diving is one of the most common and practised water sport activities in Genoa, especially in the more recent years. Although scuba diving is generally considered a safe activity, this does not exclude the possibility of serious or fatal accidents from happening. This retrospective study investigates the case history of deaths resulting from diving accidents recorded by the Municipal Morgue of Genoa over a period of 53 years, specifically from 1968 to 2021.

A Rare Case of Fatal Thyroid Hemorrhage After Fine-Needle Aspiration: Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Sudden death due to massive hemorrhage after a mini-invasive ambulatory diagnostic procedure is extremely rare. Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) of thyroid nodules is very safe, displaying a low rate of complications, all of which mild and often self-limiting. In few cases do these complications necessitate surgical decompression, and rarely does FNA of a thyroid nodule lead to the death of the patient.

Fatal hemorrhage from a periumbilical wound: Stabbing or hemorrhage from a caput medusae?

Varices are the main clinical manifestation of portal hypertension, and their bleeding is the predominant cause of mortality from this condition. Periumbilical varices are known as "caput medusae." Reports of their bleeding are rare, with only three fatal cases described in the literature.

Medico-legal assessment of personal damage in older people: report from a multidisciplinary consensus conference.

Ageing of the global population represents a challenge for national healthcare systems and healthcare professionals, including medico-legal experts, who assess personal damage in an increasing number of older people. Personal damage evaluation in older people is complex, and the scarcity of evidence is hindering the development of formal guidelines on the subject. The main objectives of the first multidisciplinary Consensus Conference on Medico-Legal Assessment of Personal Damage in Older People were to increase knowledge on the subject and establish standard procedures in this field.

Fatal Intracerebral Hemorrhage During "Muay Thai" in a 21-Year-Old Man With Undiagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Spontaneous or Posttraumatic Hemorrhage?

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is characterized by the rapid growth of abnormal white blood cells in the bone marrow that interferes with the production of normal blood cells. This disease is burdened by a high risk of bleeding complications involving central nervous system hemorrhages, purpura, gingival bleeding, and gastrointestinal bleeding. In this article, the authors report a case of a fatal intracerebral hemorrhage in a 21-year-old man who was affected by an undiagnosed AML.

Unusual and Fatal Case of an Undiagnosed Intravascular Large B-cell Lymphoma: The Oncologist's Great Imitator.

Intravascular lymphoma (IVL) is a rare subtype of extranodal lymphomas that is characterized by the selective growth of neoplastic cells within the lumen of small vessels. Authors document the case of an unexpected death caused by an undiagnosed intravascular large B-cell lymphoma with multi-organ involvement, which had initially manifested as an infection and then as an unclarified central nervous system pathology. Histological examination showed a diffuse intravascular large B-cell brain lymphoma with prominent cerebral involvement.