title: Intradiaphragmatic extralobar pulmonary sequestration in adult.
abstract: Extralobar pulmonary sequestrations may be located in intrathoracic or extrathoracic areas. Extrathoracic intradiaphragmatic extralobar pulmonary sequestrations are an extremely rare subset of bronchopulmonary sequestrations and there have been very few reported cases until now. We describe a 48-year-old Korean woman found to have left peridiaphragmatic lesion on computed tomography. We performed thoracoscopic surgery and successfully resected the tumor. Based on the histological findings, it was diagnosed as an intradiaphragmatic extralobar pulmonary sequestration. Postoperative course was uneventful. Intradiaphragmatic extralobar pulmonary sequestration in adult is extremely rare, so we report the case with a literature review.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daemyeong 5-dong, Nam-gu, Daegu Zip code 705-717, Korea. heartljh@yumail.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Jang-Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Mi-Jin
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D001998:Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed