Successful operative management of struma cordis obstructing the left ventricular outflow tract.
Struma cordis, ectopic thyroid tissue located in the heart, is extremely rare. To our knowledge, this is the first report of struma cordis obstructing the left ventricular outflow tract. The tumor was removed successfully using cardiopulmonary bypass.
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Department of Surgery, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC 27103.
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D002828:Choristoma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013961:Thyroid Gland; D014694:Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*