Cantrell's pentalogy (CP), a rare congenital malformation, consists of the supraumbilical abdominal wall defect, the sterna lower part defect and agenesis of the anterior portion of the diaphragm, an absence of the diaphragmatic part of the pericardium, and a malformation of cardia. This case report presents a female neonate, who was born at 32 weeks of conception, weighing 1300 g and was admitted one hour after delivery. She had the five anatomical defects known for Cantrell's Pentalogy. Moreover, autopsy revealed a bilateral cleft lip and palate, a patent ductus arteriosus, and an atrial and ventricular septal defect.

作者：Amir Hossein, Jafarian；Abbas Ali, Omidi；Alireza, Fazel；Hamed, Sadeghian；Bahareh, Joushan

来源：Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences 2011 年 16卷 1期