Abdominal ectopia cordis in an aborted calf without chromosomal aberrations

2021 ◽  
Vol 90 (4) ◽  
pp. 178-181
Author(s):  
N. Caliskan ◽  
E. Forrez ◽  
N. Van Roy ◽  
S. Roels
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Chromosomal Aberrations ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Thoracic Cavity ◽  
Ectopia Cordis ◽  
Cantrell's Pentalogy ◽  
Chromosomal Variants ◽  
Chromosome Alterations

Ectopia cordis is a rare congenital heart disease characterized by partial or complete displacement of the heart out of the thoracic cavity. Apart from cattle, the condition has also been described in humans and is frequently associated with Cantrell’s pentalogy. It is classified into five types: cervical, cervicothoracic, thoracic, abdominal and thoracoabdominal. The prognosis is poor and ectopia cordis may be linked to the presence of unbalanced chromosome alterations. In this report, a case of abdominal ectopia cordis is described in an aborted calf, in which no unbalanced structural chromosomal variants could be identified.

Thoracoabdominal Ectopia Cordis With Mosaic Turner's Syndrome: Report of a Case

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1978 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 218-221
Author(s):  
Arthur Garson ◽  
Edith P. Hawkins ◽  
Charles E. Mullins ◽  
Sam B. Edwards ◽  
David C. Sabiston ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Turner's Syndrome ◽  
Turner’S Syndrome ◽  
Ectopia Cordis ◽  
Syndrome Report

A child was treated for thoracoabdominal ectopia cordis and an associated chromosomal defect. Contrary to most cases in which death is due to the externally situated heart and abdominal viscera, this patient died from congenital heart disease.

scholarly journals Morphological characteristics of the thymus gland in children with congenital heart disease

1986 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 265-268
Author(s):  
I. F. Matyushin ◽  
I. K. Okhotin ◽  
V. Ya. Ovsyanikov
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Congenital Heart Defects ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Marginal Zone ◽  
Heart Defects ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Thymus Gland ◽  
Thoracic Cavity ◽  
Biopsy Specimens

We have undertaken a study of thymus gland structure in children with congenital heart defects aged 3 to 10 years. We analyzed thymus biopsy specimens obtained from the marginal zone of the gland during surgical correction of cardiac malformations after thoracic cavity dissection. The biopsy size was 1.5 cm3.

scholarly journals Ectopia cordis: a case report

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 287-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gonçalo Filipe Infante Mesquita Dias ◽  
Ana Vanessa dos Reis Santos ◽  
Cátia Filipa Cabrita Paixão Martins ◽  
Ana Paula Duarte Ferreira ◽  
Joaquim Marques Dinis da Fonseca
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Fetal Echocardiography ◽  
Anterior Chest Wall ◽  
Personal History ◽  
Pathological Examination ◽  
Fetal Ultrasound ◽  
Ectopia Cordis ◽  
Severe Congenital Heart Disease

Introduction: ectopia cordis is a rare congenital malformation, with an estimated incidence of 5 to 8 per million live births. It is defined as a malformation in which the heart is located in an extra-thoracic position. Ectopia cordis may occur as an isolated malformation or associated with other anomalies such as omphalocele, congenital heart disease or integrating Cantrell syndrome. The size and location of the defect influence the prognosis. Description: we report a case of a 24-year-old nulliparous woman, with no relevant family or personal history, in which the prenatal fetal ultrasound, performed at 21 weeks of gestation, revealed adefect of the anterior chest wall with exteriorization of the heart. Discussion: fetal echocardiography revealed a severe congenital heart disease. The parents decided to continue the pregnancy, after being duly informed by a multidisciplinary team. Delivery occurred at 37 weeks of gestation but the female newborn died one hour afterwards. Pathological examination confirmed the sonographic findings.

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