Endodermal heterotopia of the atrioventricular node associated with transposition of the great arteries

Cardiovascular Pathology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 159-162

  Wong, Jason ^a   Ball, Richard Y ^a  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular node; Embryology; Endodermal heterotopia; Heart; Immunophenotype; Transposition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HETEROTOPIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037619248     PISSN: 10548807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-8807(03)00032-2     Document Type: Article

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