Intracardiac epithelial cyst in association with an atrioventricular canal defect.
An epithelial cyst within the heart is an uncommon occurrence. Cysts associated with cardiac malformations are very rare. We present a case of an epithelial cyst in the interatrial septum of a premature infant in association with a persistent atrioventricular canal defect.
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Department of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore 21201.
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D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology; D004848:Epithelium; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature