Sagittal T1-weighted postcontrast image of the chest and abd | Figure 1

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Sagittal T1-weighted postcontrast image of the chest and abdomen shows herniation of the bowel, liver, and heart through a large omphalocele. Ectopia cordis is an anomaly where the heart lies outside the chest. It is associated with the pentalogy of Cantrell: omphalocele, ectopia cordis, diaphragmatic defect, pericardial defect, and congenital heart disease. #TummyTuesday

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Axial (image 1) and sagittal (image 2) contrast-enhanced CT show ectopia cordis, an anomaly where the heart lies outside the thoracic cavity. Ectopia cordis is associated with the pentalogy of Cantrell. Anomalies included in the pentalogy include a deficiency of the anterior diaphragm, a midline supraumbilical abdominal wall defect, a defect of the diaphragmatic pericardium, a defect of the lower sternum, and congenital heart disease. #ThoraxThursday #ThoracicThursday



Sagittal T1-weighted postcontrast image of the chest and abdomen shows herniation of the bowel, liver, and heart through a large omphalocele. Ectopia cordis is an anomaly where the heart lies outside the chest. It is associated with the pentalogy of Cantrell: ompalocele, ectopia cordis, diaphragmatic defect, pericardial defect, and congenital heart disease. #TummyTuesday



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Ectopia cordis. From a 35 weeks fetus with sevral malformations, suspecting cantrell's pentalogy](https://app.figure1.com/case-detail/73b637b2-5958-40e5-a92d-cc65f73ca435)

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