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Ectopic Hepatic Tissue Presented as a Posterior Mediastinal Mass
We present a young patient with respiratory complaints that was found to have a mass in her right posterior mediastinum. The mass was diagnosed to be ectopic histologically unremarkable hepatic tissue. We have also reviewed several of the few intrathoracic ectopic liver cases in the literature, alon...
Autores principales: | , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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International Scholarly Research Network
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3168383/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21991495 http://dx.doi.org/10.5402/2011/120690 |
Sumario: | We present a young patient with respiratory complaints that was found to have a mass in her right posterior mediastinum. The mass was diagnosed to be ectopic histologically unremarkable hepatic tissue. We have also reviewed several of the few intrathoracic ectopic liver cases in the literature, along with a brief discussion of the significance of such a finding. |
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