ANOMALOUS RIGHT CORONARY-ARTERY ASSOCIATED WITH SUDDEN-DEATH - AN EXAMPLE OF A NEURAL CREST MIGRATION DEFECT

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作者
BECHER, MW [1 ]
机构
[1] DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MED CTR,DEPT PATHOL,LEBANON,NH
关键词
CARDIAC ANOMALY; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; SUDDEN DEATH; NEURAL CREST DEFECT;
D O I
10.1016/0046-8177(92)90038-5
中图分类号
R36 [病理学];
学科分类号
100104 ;
摘要
A unique right coronary artery anomaly of hemodynamic significance was discovered in a young adult who suddenly died. In addition, abnormally migrated, or supernumerary, thymic tissue with embedded parathyroid glands was present. This combination of congenital malformations suggests that the pathogenesis of this rare cardiac anomaly may be explained by a cranial neural crest defect. © 1992.
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页码:1182 / 1184
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