title: Intrathoracic ectopic lobe of liver presenting as pulmonary sequestration.
abstract: Intrathoracic ectopic lobe of the liver in the presence of a normal intact diaphragm is extremely rare. We report a case of a 13-month-old male initially diagnosed with pneumonia and pulmonary sequestration who was found to have an intrathoracic liver lobe and intact diaphragm. The presence of this condition suggests an event preceding closure of the diaphragm and illustrates the unique potential of pediatric pathology to shed light on human embryology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey 07101, USA.
authors.forename: Fan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Debra S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Heller
authors.forename: Colin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bethel
authors.forename: Ona
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Faye-Petersen
mesh_terms: D001998:Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / Q000473:pathology*; D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008099:Liver; D008297:Male; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000473:pathology*