title: A right thoracic kidney with a pulmonary vascular malformation in an adult.
abstract: Ectopic thoracic kidneys are rare anomalies, accounting for less than 5% of all renal ectopia. The anomaly is usually found incidentally on a chest radiograph, with no respiratory or systemic symptoms. It usually presents in the left posteroinferior thorax, associated with a congenital diaphragmatic defect or hernia and is more frequent in males than females. Associated anomalies of other organs are rare and inconsistent. We report a case of a 55-year-old female who was referred to our hospital for evaluation of a mass-like lesion in the right chest, identified incidentally on a chest radiograph. Contrast-enhanced chest computed tomography revealed a right ectopic thoracic kidney with a closed diaphragm and an accompanying pulmonary vascular malformation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, The Armed Forces Capital Hospital Seoul Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Byung Woo
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Jhun
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung-Jong
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Lee
keywords: anomaly; ectopic; kidneys; malformation; thorax