Supradiaphragmatic Heterotopic Liver Presenting as a Pleural Mass: A Case Report.
10.4046/trd.2010.69.3.191
- Author:
Jungsuk AN
1
;
Joungho HAN
;
Kyung Soo LEE
;
Yong Soo CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Pathology, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Incheon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Liver;
Thorax;
Diaphragm
- MeSH:
Abdomen;
Abdominal Cavity;
Adrenal Glands;
Diaphragm;
Gallbladder;
Humans;
Liver;
Pancreas;
Pericardium;
Spleen;
Thoracic Wall;
Thorax
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2010;69(3):191-195
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Abnormally located liver tissue has been described in the vicinity of the liver proper, near anatomical structures such as the gallbladder, the umbilical fossa, the adrenal gland, the pancreas, and the spleen. Supradiaphragmatic ectopic liver is a rare finding, but has been reported to have been found in the intrathoracic cavity and in the pericardium. In the majority of supradiaphragmatic ectopic liver cases, there was an accompanying transdiaphragmatic pedicle of the main liver body into the abdominal cavity. In a minority of supradiaphramatic ectopic liver cases, the liver was completely separated from the abdominal cavity without a connection between the thorax and the abdomen, with accompanying diaphragmatic anomalies. We describe one case of intrathoracic ectopic liver in a patient with a previous history of lower chest wall trauma, and a brief review of the English-language medical literature on this topic.
