Pentalogy of Cantrell and ectopia cordis, a familial developmental field complex. |
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| Authors: | R A Martin C Cunniff L Erickson K L Jones |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego. |
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| Abstract: | The association of sternal fusion defects with various cardiac, diaphragmatic, and anterior body wall defects represents a developmental field complex that includes the Pentalogy of Cantrell and ectopia cordis. No familial cases have been reported previously. We present 3 consecutively born brothers with extensive diaphragmatic defects, 2 who had the Pentalogy of Cantrell. One of the 2 also had ectopia cordis. |
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