Calcified intralobar pulmonary sequestration.
The radiologic features of intralobar pulmonary sequestration (ILPS) have been described and include the identification of a feeding systemic artery on computerized tomography. Radiographically demonstrated calcification is rare and has been described only three times. We describe a patient with an ILPS whose radiographic findings were unusual for two reasons. First, while computed tomography (CT) demonstrated a tubular structure, it did not enhance with contrast material and thus was not considered to be a feeding vessel. Pathological examination revealed that this vessel had undergone thrombosis with subsequent organization and calcification. This finding also explains the second unusual feature, calcification, seen both on a plain chest radiograph and CT.
Coblentz
C L
CL
Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
Chen
J T
JT
Bernhardt
P
P
Roggli
V
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D000368:Aged; D001998:Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000098:blood supply; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography