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Ectopia cordis: autopsy findings in four cases.

G Medina-Escobedo1, M Reyes-Mugica, M Arteaga-Martinez

  • 1Department of Pathology, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, Secretaría de Salud, D.F. Mexico.

Pediatric Pathology
|January 1, 1991
PubMed
Summary

Ectopia cordis (EC) is a rare congenital heart defect where the heart is outside the chest. Accurate surgical planning requires understanding associated intra- and extracardiac anomalies, as detailed in four autopsy cases.

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Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Cardiology
  • Congenital Malformations
  • Cardiac Surgery

Background:

  • Ectopia cordis (EC) is a rare congenital malformation.
  • The heart is abnormally positioned outside the thorax.
  • EC is frequently associated with intracardiac anomalies.