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Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:244-245
© 1988 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Successful Operative Management of Struma Cordis Obstructing the Left Ventricular Outflow Tract

Neal D. Kon, M.D.*, Robert N. Headley, M.D., A. Robert Cordell, M.D.

From the Section on Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, and the Section on Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC

Accepted for publication March 10, 1988.

* Address reprint requests to Dr. Kon, Section on Cardiothoracic Surgery, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, 300 S. Hawthorne Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27103.

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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