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Sudden death in an adolescent due to primary angiosarcoma of the right atrium

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The authors would like to thank prof Christopher DM Fletcher for reviewing and confirming the histological diagnosis.

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  1. Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X323, Arcadia, 0007, South Africa

    Lorraine du Toit-Prinsloo & Egbert C. A. van Niekerk

  2. Tshwane Academic Division, Department of Anatomical Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, National Health Laboratory Service, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X323, Arcadia, 0007, South Africa

    Christien M. Cronjé & Jurgen Dinkel

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du Toit-Prinsloo, L., van Niekerk, E.C.A., Cronjé, C.M. et al. Sudden death in an adolescent due to primary angiosarcoma of the right atrium. Forensic Sci Med Pathol 12, 376–379 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-016-9779-8

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