title: Extension of liver tissue into the thorax following a right extrapleural pneumonectomy for malignant pleural mesothelioma.
abstract: A 56-year-old male underwent a right extrapleural pneumonectomy for malignant pleural mesothelioma. Two years after the operation, an intrathoracic mass was suspected of recurrence by imaging, however, biopsy revealed that the mass was actively proliferating liver tissues. We discussed this condition in terms of ectopic liver proliferation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yoshino
authors.forename: Masafumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Toshifumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kameyama
authors.forename: Kometani
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takuro
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Osoegawa
authors.forename: Tomofumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yohena
authors.forename: Masaomi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koga
authors.forename: Yoshihiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Maehara
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed