title: Prenatal sonographic diagnosis of a rare Cantrell's pentalogy variant with associated open neural tube defect - a case report.
abstract: Cantrell's pentalogy is a very rare congenital anomaly. The hallmark of this condition is the presence of ectopia cordis and an abdominal wall defect. Its association with craniorachischisis is even more infrequent with just a few cases reported in the literature. The authors describe a case of a prenatal ultrasound diagnosis of Cantrell's pentalogy with posterior encephalocele and spinal dysraphism associated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Hospital Padre-Américo, Penafiel, Portugal. tereloureiro@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Loureiro
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Aroso
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vieira
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000002:abnormalities; D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000328:Adult; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011247:Pregnancy; D013577:Syndrome; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal