Ectopia cordis thoracoabdominalis in a piglet.
A congenital anomaly characterised by displacement of the heart through a ventral body wall fissure involving the thoracic and cranial abdominal regions was recorded in a female Yorkshire-cross piglet. Dissection to assess the morphology of the developmental defect and a summary review of the literature on ectopia cordis were made. This case appears to be one of only three of ectopia cordis thoracoabdominalis reported in swine.
D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000196:embryology; D000818:Animals; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000196:embryology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013249:Sternum / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000196:embryology; D013552:Swine / Q000196:embryology; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000196:embryology