Extralobar pulmonary sequestration in the hilum.
Extralobar pulmonary sequestration usually occurs between the left lower lobe and the diaphragm; occurrence in the hilum has not been reported previously. An unusual case of extralobar pulmonary sequestration, presenting initially as a hilar bronchogenic cyst in a 43-year-old female, is described.
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tongji University Affiliated Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Shanghai, China. changchenc@hotmail.com
Chang
C
Chen
Hui
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Zheng
D000328:Adult; D001998:Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans