raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:448270

Ectopia cordis

Synonyms: Extrathoracic heart

Type
Morphological anomaly
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Not applicable
Age of onset
Antenatal
Status
active

A rare congenital non-syndromic heart malformation characterized by life-threatening complete or partial location of the heart outside the thoracic cavity. The main ectopic positions are thoracic but anterior to the sternum, abdominal, thoracoabdominal, and cervical. Associated abnormalities include sternal, diaphragmatic, pericardial, and abdominal wall defects, as well as intracardiac malformations.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enEctopia cordisExtrathoracic heart
frEctopie cardiaqueEctocardia · Ectopia cordis
deEctopia cordisExtrathorakales Herz
esEctopia cordisCorazón extratorácico
itEctopia del cuoreCuore extratoracico
nlEctopia cordisExtrathoracaal hart · Ectopisch hart
ptEctopia cordis
plEktopia serca= en
csEctopia cordis= en
ukЕктопія пуповини
zh异位心
trEktopia kordis

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10Q24.8NTBTindexvalidated
ICD-11LA80.3Especificvalidated
MONDO0018664Evalidated
MeSHD054083Evalidated
UMLSC0013580Evalidated
MedDRA10014144Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 1 000 0000.67 / 100 000WorldwideValue and classValidated20965559[PMID]
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyNot yet validatedORPHANET

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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Sources for this card