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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 46, 244-245, Copyright © 1988 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Successful operative management of struma cordis obstructing the left ventricular outflow tract

ND Kon, RN Headley and AR Cordell
Department of Surgery, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University Medical Center, 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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