Lumbar azygos vein producing an azygos lobe in the right lung.
The continuation of the azygos vein with the inferior vena cava and a well demarcated azygos lobe of the right lung were detected during routine dissection of a 65-years-old white male cadaver. The azygos arch was found dilated and malpositioned to create an aberrant azygos fissure in the right superior lobe which, was occupied by a fold of parietal pleura. The developmental and clinical significance of the azygos lobe is discussed.
Saeed
Muhammad
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Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, 28-King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh 11461, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. shafi@ksu.edu.sa
Rufai
Amin A
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Osman El-Sayad
Salah E
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D000368:Aged; D001401:Azygos Vein / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male