Supradiaphragmatic ectopic liver: delayed traumatic hepatic hernia mimics pulmonary tumor

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007 Jun;55(4):277-8. doi: 10.1055/s-2006-924624.

Abstract

We present a rare case of a 63-year-old woman, the oldest one in the literature, with supradiaphragmatic ectopic liver that mimics a pulmonary nodule. The chest roentgenogram and chest computer tomography showed a lobulated tumor nearby the diaphragm. Pathological examination of the resected tumor disclosed only remarkable fatty liver change. Ectopic liver should be kept in mind to differentiate for the pulmonary tumor nearby the diaphragm.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Choristoma / diagnosis*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Diaphragm
  • Female
  • Hernia / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Liver Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiography
  • Thoracic Injuries / complications