A case report of ectopia cordis and omphalocele

Amar M Taksande, Krishna Y VilhekarIndian Journal of Human Genetics 2013 19(4):491-493A rare congenital defect in fusion of the anterior chest wall resulting in an extrathoracic location of the heart. Cantrell's pentalogy is a congenital anomaly resulting from embryologic development defect and consists of the following: A deficiency of the anterior diaphragm, a midline supraumbilical abdominal wall defect, a defect in the diaphragmatic pericardium, congenital intracardiac abnormalities, and a defect of the lower sternum. Here we report a rare case of ectopic cordis with omphalocele.
Source: Indian Journal of Human Genetics - Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Source Type: research