Case report: Pentalogy of Cantrell

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Osman Agustin Batz, MD
Departamento de Patología, Hospital General San Juan de Dios, Guatemala.
Héctor De-Paz, MD
Departamento de Patología, Hospital General San Juan de Dios, Guatemala.
Julia Ovalle, MD
Departamento de Patología, Hospital General San Juan de Dios, Guatemala.

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DOI:   https://doi.org/10.36109/rmg.v158i2.136
Published:   Nov 26, 2019
Issue:   Vol. 158 No. 2 (2019): July - December
Section:   Case Report

Keywords

Pentalogy of Cantrell
Ectopia Cordis
Hernia, Umbilical
Autopsy

Abstract

Pentalogy of Cantrell is a rare congenital disorder, it was first described in 1958 by Cantrell J.R. The complete spectrum includes 5 anomalies: 1- Anterior diaphragm defect, 2-supraumbilical anterior mid-line defect, 3- diaphragmatic pericardium defect, 4- inferior sternum defect and 5- any intracardiac defect. We present an autopsy case of a 27 week old stillborn with complete Pentalogy of Cantrell.

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Agustin Batz O, De-Paz H, Ovalle J. Case report: Pentalogy of Cantrell. Rev. méd. (Col. Méd. Cir. Guatem.) [Internet]. 2019 Nov. 26 [cited 2024 Nov. 10];158(2):135-7. Available from: https://www.revistamedicagt.org/index.php/RevMedGuatemala/article/view/136

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