Accessory lobe of right liver mimicking a pulmonary tumor in an adult male.
We describe a rare case of ectopic liver tissue in the right thoracic cavity. A 39-year-old man with a suspected lung tumor underwent thoracotomy. The intraoperative finding revealed an accessory liver lobe connected to the right lobe of the liver by a small pedicle that pierced the diaphragm. A pathologic evaluation confirmed the specimen to be hepatic tissues. In retrospect, the correct diagnosis of accessory liver could have been achieved using appropriate radiologic investigations if this possibility had been considered.
Wang
Yi
Y
Department of Radiology, Third Affiliated Hospital & Research Institute of Surgery, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Junlin
Liao
L
Zhang
Wei-guo
WG
Chen
Jin-hua
JH
He
Yong
Y
Chen
Jian-ming
JM
D000328:Adult; D002828:Choristoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed