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Ectopia cordis (Greek: ''"away/out of place"'' + Latin: ''"heart"'') is a congenital malformation in which the heart is abnormally located either partially or totally outside of the thorax. The ectopic heart can be found along a spectrum of anatomical locations, including the neck, chest, or abdomen. In most cases, the heart protrudes outside the chest through a split sternum.〔 ==Epidemiology== The occurrence of ectopic cordis is 8 per million births.〔 It is typically classified according to location of the ectopic heart, which includes: *Cervical *Thoracic *Thoracoabdominal *Abdominal Thoracic and thoraco-abdominal ectopia cordis constitute the vast majority of known cases.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「ectopia cordis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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